FPGA Electrical Design Engineer II (Onsite)

RTX (Raytheon); Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee Scholar Program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

RTX is seeking an Electrical Engineer II to develop FPGA designs for weapon system products using VHDL and Verilog. You will work with vendors like Xilinx, Intel, Microchip, and Lattice, handling gigabit interfaces, DSP, embedded processing, and control loops.

The role requires collaboration with systems engineers and card designers to meet stringent requirements. Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field is required, with experience in digital design and FPGA toolflows.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field.
• Demonstrated experience with digital design and VHDL or Verilog coding.
• Familiarity with Xilinx, Altera or Microsemi/Microchip FPGAs.

Responsibilities

• Develop FPGA designs for major vendors and device families using VHDL/Verilog.
• Verify designs against requirements using directed test and constrained random methods.
• Document and maintain configuration of designs throughout development and production.

Skills

Digital design

VHDL/Verilog

Team collaboration

Linux familiarity

FPGA toolflows

C programming

Python scripting

Embedded systems

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or STEM

Tools

Xilinx FPGA tools

Altera/Intel FPGA tools

Microsemi/Microchip FPGA tools

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-08

Country: United States of America

Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-M02 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG M02

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.

The Effector Digital Products (EDP) department develops electronics for our weapon system products. We engage at the outset of the weapon system development and follow our designs through deployment. Our products are deployed all over the world, from the ground to exoatmospheric environments and into space. We are responsible for the architecture, design, and documentation of deliverable FPGA embedded processing at Raytheon .

An Electrical Engineer II in the Effector Digital Products Department will develop FPGA designs for all major vendors and device families including: Xilinx, Intel, Microchip, and Lattice. Designs are implemented using VHDL and support the following type of applications: gigabit serial interfaces, Radio Frequency (RF) and Electro-Optical (EO) Digital Signal Processing (DSP), control loops, data links, embedded processing, and processor interfaces.

What You Will Do:

Configurable Logic Design Engineers work with circuit card designers and systems engineers to develop requirements, select parts, architect the device, perform code development, simulation, and place and route.

Designs are verified against requirements using both directed test and constrained random methodologies.

Design support is expected from requirements definition through integration and test, and eventually production.

Designs are documented and configuration managed throughout the entire design process.

Qualifications You Must Have:

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) major obtained by start date.

Demonstrated experience with digital design and VHDL or Verilog coding.

Familiarity with Xilinx, Altera or Microsemi/Microchip FPGAs.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Demonstrated ability to work in a team.
• Familiarity with the Linux environment and commands.
• Expertise of Xilinx, Intel, Microchip or Lattice devices and tool flows.
• Expertise in FPGA timing constraints and timing closure
• Digital signal processing as applied to FPGA devices
• Knowledge of C programming and scripting languages such as Perl and Python.
• Knowledge of embedded systems design utilizing Microblaze, Nios, and ARM processors.

What We Offer

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

Onsite: 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.

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.

The salary range for this role is 68,900 USD - 131,100 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

• 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
• holidays

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 agre