Electrical Engineer I

RTX (Raytheon); McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Flexible work schedules

Educational assistance

Job summary

RTX (Raytheon) in McKinney, TX, onsite, seeks an entry-level hardware engineer to participate in multi-discipline teams supporting military programs. You will apply EE design processes to electronics products, including digital and analog circuits, and participate in FPGA/ASIC work.

The role emphasizes transistor-level design, verification, testing, and collaboration with production staff. A STEM degree and clearances are valued for strong career growth.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and less than 2 years of prior experience.
• Experience with reading drawings and electrical schematics.
• Experience in testing and troubleshooting electrical circuits.

Responsibilities

• Participate in multi-discipline teams supporting military programs using EE resources and design processes.
• Design, analyze and support electronics products, including EO/IR, digital and analog circuits.
• Contribute to transistor-level analog and EO/IR IC design across multiple semiconductor technologies.
• Perform functional analysis and verification testing; troubleshoot design and process issues.

Skills

Reading drawings

Electrical schematics

Circuit testing

Debugging

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Matlab

LabVIEW

VHDL

Verilog

FPGA tools

Jira

Job description

Location: US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WC ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING C 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.

The Hardware Engineering Center (HWEC) is an engineering organization that centers on product producibility and mission assurance. It is a vital link in the integrated product development process that allows our company to introduce reliable new products faster, better, and more economically.

This is an onsite position located in our McKinney, TX campus.

What You Will Do

• Participate in multi-discipline teams supporting primarily military programs through application of EE resources and design processes.
• Work on the design, analysis and support of electronics products.
• Including design or support work in the following areas: EO/IR, digital, analog, sustaining and production electronics support, components engineering, and product development engineering.
• Digital, analog, FPGA/VHDL programming or ASIC support, sustaining and production electronics support, components engineering, and product development engineering.
• Transistor level analog and EO/IR design of Integrated Circuits using multiple modern semiconductor technologies.
• Depending on the person's area of interest and experience, responsibilities may include:
• Participating as a team member in detailed circuit design.
• Configurable digital logic development using VHDL.
• Functional analysis.
• Functional verification testing.
• Working with engineering and production personnel to troubleshoot and provide root cause and corrective action to design and process issues.

What You Will Learn

You will learn and utilize applicable internal processes and tools for the development of system level hardware. In addition, you will learn frequent use and application of technical standards, concepts and techniques.

You will gain hands‑on experience making recommendations for a variety of technical problems of appropriate scope and complexity, working under general supervision.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and less than 2 years of prior experience.
• Experience with reading drawings and electrical schematics.
• Experience in testing and troubleshooting electrical circuits.
• Experience documenting test results and repair recommendations.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Working knowledge of EE lab equipment (i.e,. Vector Network Analyzers, Power Meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, DMMs, signal sources).
• Experience with design instruments such as Matlab, LabVIEW, Keysight ADS, Genesys, PSPICE, Ansys HFSS, AutoCAD, Mentor Graphics Design Architect, Mentor Expedition Design & Analysis Tool Suite and/or DX Designer for PWB schematic capture.
• Understand Ethernet, UDP, and 1588 protocols.
• Proficiency in VHDL and Verilog.
• Experience with ModelSim / QuestaSim.
• Strong TCL scripting capability.
• Experience with FPGA toolchains (e.g., Xilinx Vivado, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with Git or equivalent version control systems.
• Experience with simulation-based verification.
• Exposure to JIRA or similar issue tracking methodologies.
• Exposure to MATLAB/Simulink, including HDL generation workflows and integration into FPGA toolchains.
• Experience supporting integration and test activities in a lab environment.

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, Accou