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U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance\n\nSecurity Clearance Type:\nDoD Clearance: Secret\n\nSecurity Clearance Status:\nActive and existing security clearance required on day 1At 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. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.\nRole Overview:\nRTX BBN Technologies is one of RTX’s premier research and development centers providing advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. Our diverse research portfolio combines the best technologies to deliver innovative, custom solutions with real-world benefit.\nAt RTX BBN Technologies, we develop new science by applying radical cross-disciplinary techniques to prototype systems in order to prove concept viability. This is especially evident in our Physical Systems and Sciences group, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where scientists and engineers anticipate the future in both very large and very small-scale scientific systems that often need to survive challenging operational environments.\nWe are seeking an experienced engineer with research interests in signal processing, sensing, and control systems design / implementation to join our Physical Sciences and Systems group in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our world-class team works with a broad range of Government agencies to solve problems that are both technically challenging and have a real operational impact.\nWhat You Will Do:\nDeveloping structural dynamic and acoustic models and related signal processing schemes\nPerforming data analysis, including spectral processing and transfer function analysis, as well as data-driven simulations\nDeveloping control systems and architectures to affect performance of physical systems\nSupporting real time implementation and evaluation of your designs in realistic mission scenarios\nDeveloping sophisticated detection and classification algorithms against state-of-the-art threats\nDeveloping prototype proof-of-concept systems to address our client’s most challenging problems\nThe candidate will be expected to plan/direct/coordinate tasks or small projects involving multiple individuals. The candidate will participate in business development by contributing significant elements to proposals and white papers and regularly making effective presentations to our customers. This position will require some amount of overnight travel to support customer engagements and limited off-site testing.\nQualifications You Must Have:\nA Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, or related field and 8 years of relevant professional work experience; or a Master’s degree in an applicable discipline and 5 years of relevant professional work experience; or a PhD graduate and 3 years of relevant professional work experience\nKnowledge in physics and physical systems, dynamics, control theory, and signal processing\nExperience developing signal processing algorithms and implementing physics-based models in MATLAB/Simulink\nHands-on experience with experimental equipment to collect and analyze data sets\nActive and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.\nQualifications We Prefer:\nExperience in developing and validating models for use in simulation of physical systems\nProgramming experience in Python, C, C++\nFamiliarity with laboratory equipment (sensors, actuators, analyzers, data acquisition, real-time platforms)\nLearn More & Apply Now!\nWork Location: Onsite - Cambridge, MA. Relocation package is available for qualified candidates.\nPlease consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role:\nOnsite: 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\nAs 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.\nThe salary range for this role is 118,300 USD - 224,900 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. 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