- Dulles, Virginia, United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time · Senior
- $173K–$329K per year
- 15+ years
Senior technical leader advancing next‑generation high‑power laser‑based countermeasure systems, optical communication terminals, adaptive optics, and RF‑over‑fiber photonic solutions used in missile defense, airborne systems, and next‑generation countermeasure payloads.
Compensation
The salary range for this role is 172,900 USD - 328,700 USD.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior technical authority for laser, photonic, and RF photonic systems across multiple programs and divisions within Raytheon.
- Architect integrated optical/RF systems incorporating high‑power fiber lasers, doped fiber amplifiers, EDFA/ROADM subsystems, free‑space optical terminals, and RF‑over‑fiber photonic links.
- Lead end‑to‑end system engineering including optical & RF link budgets, atmospheric propagation modeling, laser/optical power chain analysis, high‑speed modulation and RF photonics signal transport, optical modem waveform development and optimization.
- Direct the development of embedded control algorithms for real‑time optical and RF photonic subsystems.
- Drive hands‑on laboratory prototyping, alignment, verification, optical assembly integration, and optical communications testing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
- Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Physics
- Master's degree in Physics