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Senior Systems Engineer – Advanced Airborne RF Sensors

RTX Corporation

atlanta, GAJob$87–165K/yrPosted 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$87–165K/yr
Location
atlanta, GA
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

RTX seeks Senior Systems Engineers for its Advanced Airborne RF Sensors Department in Atlanta, Georgia. The engineers lead development, integration, testing, and deployment of electronic warfare and airborne sensor systems. The role includes system-level design and verification, performance analysis, troubleshooting, and technical coordination. It is onsite, requires U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance after day one, and may involve travel up to 20%.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

System Requirements DevelopmentSystem DesignSystem IntegrationSystem VerificationSystem ValidationRF System DesignSignal ProcessingWaveform AnalysisSignal Modulation AnalysisAlgorithm ImplementationAlgorithm TestingElectrical Schematic InterpretationInterface Control Document InterpretationCommunications ProtocolsMATLABPythonElectronic Hardware TroubleshootingRF Test EquipmentDigital Test Equipment

Qualifications

Bachelor's in STEM5+ Years Relevant ExperienceAirborne RF or Radar or Electronic Warfare or Advanced Sensor Systems ExperienceSecret ClearanceU.S. CitizenshipActive Secret Clearance

Benefits

Relocation Assistance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Date Posted:

2026-10-28

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-GA-ATLANTA-100 ~ 100 Galleria Pkwy SE ~ GALLERIA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

The Advanced Airborne RF Sensors Department within the Space and Airborne Systems Engineering and Test Capability (SE&TC) Center is seeking Senior Systems Engineers to lead the development, integration, testing, and deployment of next‑generation Electronic Warfare and airborne sensor systems. This is an onsite role located in Atlanta, Georgia.

What You Will Do

  • Lead system development, integration, testing, and deployment activities for advanced Electronic Warfare and airborne RF sensor systems

  • Develop system‑level solutions, including updates to signal processing and control algorithms

  • Plan and execute system verification activities, including simulations, laboratory testing, and data analysis

  • Assess performance of developmental RF systems, including signal processing subsystems and firmware/control algorithms

  • Drive integration, verification, and troubleshooting efforts in laboratory and field environments.

  • Perform system‑level failure analysis and root‑cause investigations using engineering test equipment.

  • Analyze system performance data using MATLAB, Python, or similar tools to inform technical decisions.

  • Prepare and present technical results to internal and external stakeholders.

  • Maintain system documentation, specifications, and engineering artifacts.Provide technical coordination and leadership support to Engineering

  • Integrated Product Team Leads (IPTLs)

  • Travel up to 20% as needed

Qualifications You Must Have

  • Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) preferably Physics, Computer Science discipline and 5+ years of prior relevant experience supporting airborne RF, radar, Electronic Warfare, or advanced sensor systems.

  • System requirements development, system design, integration, verification, and validation

  • The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Secret clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

  • Active Secret Clearance

  • RF system design, digital and analog signal processing, waveform and signal modulation characteristics and analysis, and/or algorithm implementation and testing

  • Ability to interpret electrical schematics, interface control documents, and communications protocols.

  • Ability to analyze system or signal data using MATLAB, Python, or similar tools.

  • Experience troubleshooting electronic hardware using RF or digital test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers).

What We Offer

  • Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation

  • Relocation Eligible – relocation assistance available for this position

Learn More & Apply Now!

  • Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

  • Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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How this job compares

Set against the 11,799 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$87–165K/yr
  • Georgia median$105–171K/yr101 salary ranges
  • US median$115–190K/yr8,836 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $126K, is 12% below the Georgia median midpoint ($143K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Georgia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 162 open Systems Engineer jobs in Georgia and 11,799 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Georgia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,716 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,396 of the 11,799 open Systems Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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