Electrical Test Engineer I – Secret Clearance (Onsite)

RTX (Raytheon); Andover (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX (Raytheon) seeks a hands-on Electrical Test Engineer to design, build, and integrate advanced test systems for mission-critical defense hardware. You will work in a multidisciplinary team across development labs, production, and field operations to ensure robust test architectures meet stringent standards.

Responsibilities include schematic design, circuit layouts, and validating hardware with oscilloscopes and analyzers, while collaborating with systems, mechanical, software, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline. Degree must be obtained by start date.
• Experience selecting, calculating values for, and integrating passive and active electronic components within analog or digital circuit designs.
• Experience operating laboratory test and measurement equipment to test hardware, interface with sensors, or measure electrical signals.
• Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, labs or projects.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher from an ABET-accredited institution.
• Experience with circuit design, schematic capture, and simulation tools for analog, digital, or mixed‑signal applications.
• Proficiency in programming or scripting languages (Python, C/C++, MATLAB) for test automation, data acquisition, and instrumentation control.
• Experience creating formal engineering documentation, technical specifications, and delivering presentations to technical peers.
• Demonstrated diagnostic problem‑solving and root‑cause analysis skills in a laboratory or hardware development setting.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate specialized electrical test products, interface adapters, cabling, and custom test fixtures for complex defense systems.
• Develop detailed schematics, circuit board layouts, and electrical engineering documentation adhering to rigorous industry and defense standards.
• Validate and characterize hardware performance utilizing advanced laboratory test equipment, including oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and power meters.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex electrical anomalies and hardware integration issues across development and production environments.
• Support project execution by ensuring test system designs meet established technical performance, schedule, and budgetary commitments.
• Collaborate closely with systems, mechanical, software, and reliability engineers to deliver robust, integrated test architectures.

Skills

Circuit design

Schematic capture

Simulation tools

Programming: Python/C++/MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

PSPICE

LTspice

Keysight ADS

Python

MATLAB

Job description

RTX (Raytheon) seeks a hands-on Electrical Test Engineer to design, build, and integrate advanced test systems for mission-critical defense hardware. You will work in a multidisciplinary team across development labs, production, and field operations to ensure robust test architectures meet stringent standards.

Responsibilities include schematic design, circuit layouts, and validating hardware with oscilloscopes and analyzers, while collaborating with systems, mechanical, software, and