Digital Hardware Engineer I

Prattwhitney; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 57,200 - 108,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee assistance program

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Prattwhitney is seeking an Electrical Engineer II for the Effector Guidance Electronics Department in Huntsville, AL. This role involves the design, analysis, testing, and integration of digital electronic modules for missile applications.

Responsibilities include ensuring product reliability in extreme environments and designing digital hardware for missile guidance. Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree in STEM and eligibility for DoD Secret clearance. The role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• Must hold U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a DoD Secret security clearance.
• Less than 2 years of engineering digital circuit design experience.
• Experience with electronic circuit design and multi-assembly system/unit design.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, test, and integrate digital electronic modules for missile applications.
• Ensure reliability across environments from space to desert and ocean depths.
• Responsible for digital hardware design and integration of electronic units.

Skills

Digital circuit design

Electronic circuit design

Multi-assembly system/unit design

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Tools

Mentor Graphics Design Creation tools

PCB design software

HyperLynx

Job description

Position

Electrical Engineer II – Effector Guidance Electronics Department, Onsite – Huntsville, AL.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, analysis, simulation, testing and integration of digital electronic modules and/or CCAs for missile applications, including circuit card design, hardware designs with processors, FPGAs, memory, and industry interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, UART.
• Support the system from proposal through transition to production, ensuring reliability across environments from the frigid, sub‑zero vacuum of space to the blistering heat of the desert floor and the high pressures of ocean depths.
• Responsible for digital hardware design, test and integration of electronic units within missile guidance and video/digital signal processing applications.

Required Qualifications

• Must hold U.S. citizenship; eligibility for a DoD Secret security clearance required prior to the start date.
• Typically a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and less than 2 years of prior engineering digital circuit design experience.
• Experience with electronic circuit design and multi‑assembly system/unit design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience taking design concepts from block diagram or requirements level to complete hardware designs with verification via test and integration.
• Experience with PCB design process, schematic capture, and simulation prior to hardware execution.
• Experience with Mentor Graphics Design Creation tools (DxDesigner, xDX Designer, VX) and/or Expedition.
• Experience with PCB electronic circuit design software such as HyperLynx for signal integrity, power integrity, analog simulation, or Xpedition Enterprise.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $57,200 – $108,800 USD.
• Eligible for relocation assistance.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and 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 (dependent on business unit and collective‑bargaining status).
• Potential for annual short‑term and long‑term incentive compensation programs.

Location

Huntsville, AL – Onsite

Additional Information

This U.S.-based role requires a DoD Secret security clearance. Job is open for approximately 40 days after posting. RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer and affirms affirmative action for persons with disabilities and protected veterans.