Senior Principal, Signal Processing Research Scientist

🔥 13 hours ago

🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $132.4k - $251.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧬 Research Scientist

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2020

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RTX is a globally recognized aerospace and defense company dedicated to transformative technologies and era-defining innovation. It operates through various businesses, including Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon, with a focus on sustainable, connected flight and smarter defense systems. RTX is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion across the company and aims to solve the world’s most complex problems with cutting-edge technology and talent. Additionally, RTX is involved in significant projects like upgrading the F135 Engine Core and developing missile-defense systems. The company emphasizes corporate responsibility and sustainable practices.

📋 Description

• Develop next-generation sensor system technologies for Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and industry customers • Derive and implement research-grade algorithms • Apply algorithms to data collected from real sensors • Conduct statistical signal processing, including estimation, detection, performance analysis, and Cramér-Rao lower bounds • Perform cyclostationary signal processing, cyclic feature detection, and cyclic cumulant computation • Develop adaptive signal processing methods, including LMS, RLS, Wiener filtering, Kalman filtering, particle filtering, and multi-hypothesis tracking • Apply machine learning and optimization for optimal control • Model RF propagation and signatures, including link budgets, propagation, multipath, Doppler spread, clock stability, phase noise, target kinematics, antenna patterns, and bistatic RCS • Develop sensing methods including sparse array processing, beamforming, direction finding, filtering, tracking, range-Doppler radar, SAR, signal classification, and recognition • Work on physical-layer communications, including modulation, channel estimation and tracking, MIMO, equalization, forward error correction, decoding, waveform design, and multi-user detection • Lead small teams of technical contributors • Document technical plans and scientific findings • Present research and findings to government customers • Collaborate with leadership, research scientists, and business development, programmatic, contracting, finance, and HR support teams

🎯 Requirements

• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics plus 10 years of relevant experience, or Ph.D. plus 8 years of experience • Experience with signal processing, including estimation and detection • Experience with RF modeling and sensing • Active government Top Secret security clearance • Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance required prior to start date • U.S. citizenship required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance • DoD TS/SCI clearance, active and existing on day 1 • Some overnight travel required • Experience applying advanced methods, theories, and R&D techniques to solve difficult problems • Ability to tackle research challenges proactively with minimal supervision and periodic check-ins with team leads • Experience leading small teams of technical contributors • Experience documenting plans and scientific findings and presenting to government customers • Academic or professional experience in statistical, cyclostationary, adaptive, and RF signal processing; sensing; physical-layer communications; machine learning; and optimization

🏖️ Benefits

• Parental (including paternal) leave • Flexible work schedules • Achievement awards • Educational assistance • Child/adult backup care • Relocation assistance • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Life insurance • Short-term disability • Long-term disability • 401(k) match • Flexible spending accounts • Employee assistance program • Employee Scholar Program • Paid time off • Holidays • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs, where eligible • Career development and recognition programs • Access to research transition and fielding opportunities through RTX

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