Electrical Engineer Hardware Section Leader

Prattwhitney; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Benefits package

Job summary

RTX seeks an Electrical Engineering Hardware Engineering Section Manager to lead the Optics Center in McKinney, TX, guiding hardware development and program delivery across multiple programs.

You will manage a team of engineers, ensure schedules and budgets, and collaborate with cross‑disciplinary teams to ensure hardware meets customer requirements and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience (or an advanced degree with 5 years’ experience).
• Technical leadership experience managing technical teams across hardware life cycle.
• Experience in design, development and/or production of complex military electronics subsystems with FPGA/SoC, mixed signal designs, and CRT/CCA integration.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional management tasks for a team of up to 15 engineers and actively contribute to technical/programmatic work.
• Ensure work is on schedule, on budget, and right the first time.
• Provide technical guidance, resource planning, and development of career paths for engineers.

Skills

Technical leadership

Team management

Hardware lifecycle

FPGA/SoC design

CCA/Schematic capture

Cost estimation

Circuit layout

System integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Advanced degree / MBA preferred

Tools

Xilinx FPGA

Altera FPGA/SoCs

Xpedition/Mentor Graphics

LabVIEW

Matlab/Simulink

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-08 Country: United States of America Location: US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WD ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING D BLDG Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At 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. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Raytheon is seeking an Electrical Engineering Hardware Engineering Section Manager to support program area responsibilities for the Optics Center in the Optics Electronics Department.

What You Will Do

Perform functional management tasks for a team of up to 15 engineers as well as be actively engaged in the technical and engineering programmatic aspects of programs within MTS products.

Ensure that the work performed by those in the section is on schedule, on budget, and right the first time.

Engineering leadership tasks include but are not limited to such activities as ensuring adequate resources (personnel and assets) are made available to programs, providing technical guidance, developing career paths, facilitating alignment with engineering command media, leading productivity improvement and risk mitigation.

Interact frequently with Team Leads, Chief Engineers and Program Managers to ensure that the section is meeting the needs of its internal and external customers.

Collaborate with engineers from other disciplines, such as Systems, and Software Engineering, to obtain pertinent information required to accomplish tasks.

Ensure consistent application of engineering best practices and activity undertaken are conducted to common standards in accordance with outlined processes.

Three quarters of the Section Manager’s time will be devoted to direct work on programs in roles such as Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL), team lead, individual technical contributor, technical reviewer, etc., including the following:

Participating in the full system lifecycle development including requirements analysis, design, implementation and testing, hardware integration and test, system level integration, and performing requirements analysis/definition to ensure the system will meet all customer requirements.

Participate in hardware artifacts review.

Participate in customer and/or program technical review presentations and provide task progress and solution status updates.

Manage their own workload and have meaningful resolution analysis skills.

Occasional overtime to support critical program events.

Communicate effectively in both written and oral form.

Willing to travel <20% of the time to support flight tests and off‑site integration activities.

Facilitate career development of team members and conduct meaningful performance development discussions.

Evaluate performance of section members and ensure on‑time completion of required and suggested training.

Qualifications

You Must Have Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 5 years’ experience. Experience in engineering development or equivalent experience.

Technical leadership experience managing technical teams, including working with Program office and Customer teams throughout the entire hardware life cycle.

Experience in the design, development, and/or production of complex military electronics subsystems including proficiency in at least one of the four areas: Mixed Signal Design: A/D Converters, Digital Down Converters, D/A Converters, Digital Waveform Generators, Mixed Signal CCAs. Digital Hardware: Subsystem/Module Digital Circuits, FPGA/ASICs, COTS Interfaces, Subsystem Development, VME/PCI interfaces, System Trades, Architecture, Embedded Processing. Integration and Test Development Experience: Hardware integration and development for testing subsystems and components. Experience designing projects with Xilinx and/or Altera FPGA/SoCs. Experience with Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) design, schematic capture and/or CCA integration. Experience providing cost estimates for proposal activities.

We Prefer

Graduate degree of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field and/or Master of Business Administration (MBA) + BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field.

Working experience with hardware interfaces, and space/airborne sensor systems Knowledge Xpedition/ Mentor Graphics.

Exposure to analytical tools such as Matlab/Simulink, LabVIEW.

Experience with circuit card component selection, schematic entry, and layout.

Familiarity with Agile lifecycle process including Scrum.

Knowledge of Cost Account Management (CAM).

Experience managing vendors to develop sub-system components.

Knowledge of Earn Value Management System (EVMS).

What We Offer

A total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.

Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, Innovation, and Safety.

Relocation assistance available.

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

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.

Equal Opportunity

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.

RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

Privacy

Privacy Policy and Terms:

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity.

The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

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.

This position requires onsite work in McKinney, TX: North Texas: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-north-texas-location

This position requires security clearance.

As 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.