Performance Analysis Engineer

Innovative technologies. Superior solutions. Outstanding opportunities. Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning more than 85 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide. Integrated Defense Systems ( IDS ) is Raytheon's leader in Joint Battlespace Integration providing affordable, integrated solutions to a broad international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland Security. Headquartered in Tewksbury, MA, IDS employs more than 13,500 people worldwide and generated $4.7 billion in 2007 sales. Bring your talent and skills to the following IDS group: SADID: The Systems Architecture Design and Integration Directorate is the central focus for Mission Systems Integration activities within IDS . More than 1000 employees of SADID provide requirement definition and design at the system, subsystem and component level. Supporting these activities is modeling and simulation, system effectiveness and operational analysis, radar systems design, algorithm development, tracking and discrimination. Job Description: The Missile Defense Radars Department in the System Architecture Design and Integration Directorate (SADID) is a Cost Center with a charter to provide ballistic missile defense radars to meet IDS Missile Defense Business Area needs. Activities in MDR include flight test support and analysis, radar algorithm development, requirements development and radar integration and test support. The Department, based in the Missile Defense Center in Woburn, MA, is in need of a Systems Engineer to support performance analysis on radar systems. Tasks could include: target analysis on new threats using existing and newly developed simulations and simulation analysis tools and the support resolution of Deficiency Report and/or Trouble Report issues. Basic Qualifications: - 4 years of Science or Engineering work related experience - Knowledge of complex radar systems - Matlab Analysis / Tool Development Experience - Basic Required Education (including Major): B.S. Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Math - Applied, Mechanical Engineering, Physics - General Desired Qualifications: - Radar system analysis skills - Prior performance/radar analysis experience - Self Starter, Detail Oriented and ability to independently pursue information - Work in a collaborative environment towards a common goal - Previous work experience and extensive educational background in one or more of the following areas: - Radar architecture and/or algorithms - Signal processing and control theory - Random processes / detection - Kalman filtering for maneuvering and ballistic missile trajectories - Simulation Experience with C/C++ Coding Raytheon is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran status, or any other protected factor. To Apply for this position, please CLICK HERE ©2008 Raytheon Company. All rights reserved. Raytheon is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and welcomes a wide diversity of applicants. U.S. citizenship and security clearance may be required.