FPGA Lead Engineer - DoD Secret Clearance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead FPGA/ASIC efforts in McKinney, TX. This onsite role focuses on design leadership, architecture, and verification across AMD Xilinx, Altera, and Microchip devices.

You will guide small to mid-size teams, mentor engineers, and interact with customers while delivering reliable FPGA-based solutions for missiles, radars, and electronics subassemblies.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree and extensive FPGA/ASIC experience.
• Experience with Xilinx/AMD, Altera and Microchip devices and tools.
• Ability to lead teams and manage risks, schedules and budgets.
• Strong communication with customers and management; mentorship of juniors.

Responsibilities

• Provide full lifecycle support for FPGA designs across vendors and families.
• Translate requirements into FPGA architectures and interfaces.
• Lead FPGA teams, review work, and mentor engineers.
• Document requirements, verification plans, and user guides.

Skills

FPGA/ASIC design

Verilog/VHDL coding

Leadership

Mentorship

Customer communication

Risk management

Project management

Earned Value / Agile execution

Education

Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM

Tools

AMD Vivado

Altera Quartus Prime Pro

Libero

Job description

RTX is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead FPGA/ASIC efforts in McKinney, TX. This onsite role focuses on design leadership, architecture, and verification across AMD Xilinx, Altera, and Microchip devices.

You will guide small to mid-size teams, mentor engineers, and interact with customers while delivering reliable FPGA-based solutions for missiles, radars, and electronics subassemblies.