Electrical Test Engineer II

RTX (Raytheon); Andover (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX in Andover, MA is seeking an entry‑level Test Solutions Engineer to join the Hardware Discipline Center. You will design, build, and integrate electrical test systems for defense products across development, production, and sustainment phases.

The role requires an advanced STEM degree and hands‑on experience with lab test equipment, circuit design, and scripting for automation. A DoD Secret clearance is required for starting employment.

Qualifications

• Advanced STEM degree required.
• Experience with passive/active components in analog/digital circuits.
• Experience operating lab test equipment to test hardware.
• Experience may come from education, labs, or projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate electrical test products, interface adapters, cabling, and fixtures for defense systems.
• Create schematics, PCB layouts, and documentation per industry and defense standards.
• Validate hardware performance using oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and power meters.
• Diagnose and resolve hardware integration issues across development and production.
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical, software, and reliability engineers.

Skills

Circuit design

Schematic capture

Lab instrumentation

Python

C/C++

MATLAB

Education

Advanced STEM degree

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Network analyzers

Power meters

LTspice

PSPICE

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-10-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-MA-ANDOVER-AN1 ~ 350 Lowell St ~ AN1 ESSEX BLDG

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active 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

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

Are you ready to explore the world of aerospace and defense? Do you want to learn from and collaborate with some of the greatest minds in the industry? At RTX, our internships, co-ops and full-time careers provide an exceptional foundation to work on complex problems, advance your skills and create a safer, more connected world. Discover opportunities to make a difference at RTX.

What You Will Do

Join our Test Solutions Engineering team within the Hardware Discipline Center at Raytheon, where you will be at the heart of hardware innovation developing cutting-edge electrical solutions for mission-critical defense systems. In this role, you will have a hands-on opportunity to design, build, and integrate state-of-the-art electrical test systems supporting complex defense products across their entire lifecycle-from high-tech engineering development labs to factory production, field operations, and long‑term sustainment. Working within a collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering team, you will ensure our test equipment meets the highest technical, performance, and reliability standards.

Key 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.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Advanced 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 (such as resistors, capacitors, diodes, and transistors) within analog or digital circuit designs.
• Experience operating laboratory test and measurement equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, waveform/function generators, spectrum analyzers, or network analyzers) to test hardware, interface with sensors, or measure electrical signals.
• Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, labs or projects.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher from an ABET-accredited institution.
• Experience with circuit design, schematic capture, and simulation tools (such as PSPICE, LTspice, or Keysight ADS) for analog, digital, or mixed-signal applications.
• Proficiency in programming or scripting languages (such as Python, C/C++, or 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.

What We Offer

• Safety
• Trust
• Respect
• Accountability
• Collaboration
• Innovation

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work 100% onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm