Hardware Design Engineer II

Prattwhitney; North Tewksbury (MA); On-site; USD 68,900 - 131,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Prattwhitney is hiring for a critical engineering role in North Tewksbury, Massachusetts. This position involves designing and verifying circuit and subsystem architectures, integrating and testing systems, and supporting production transitions.

Candidates must have a degree in a STEM field and at least two years of relevant experience along with U.S. citizenship required for security clearance. Benefits include standard medical, dental, and 401(k) match.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and at least 2 years of relevant experience.
• Must be proficient with design simulation tools such as HyperLynx or LTSpice and analytical tools like Matlab.
• U.S. citizenship required for security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and verify circuit and subsystem architecture.
• Integrate and test components and subsystems.
• Support transitions to production and technical support.

Skills

Digital Design

RF/Analog Design

Design simulation tools

Mentor Graphics Xpedition

U.S. Citizenship

Education

Degree in STEM

Tools

HyperLynx

LTSpice

Matlab

Job description

Location and Shift

100% onsite in Tewksbury or Marlborough, MA. 1st shift. Occasional travel to supplier, integration, and customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Circuit and subsystem architecture, design, modeling, simulation, and verification.
• Integration and test at component, CCA, and subsystem levels.
• Transition to production and technical support to manufacturing and test engineers.
• Manage small projects or processes within the area of responsibility.

Qualifications – Must Have

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and at least 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in Digital Design (requirements to build and test).
• Experience in RF/Analog Design (requirements to build and test).
• Experience in production testing and troubleshooting circuits.
• Proficiency with design simulation tools such as HyperLynx or LTSpice and analytical tools such as Matlab.
• Proficiency with design development tools such as Mentor Graphics Xpedition.
• U.S. citizenship; must obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interfacing and testing with digital‑to‑analog (D/A) and analog‑to‑digital (A/D) converters.
• Experience with high‑speed digital interfaces such as JESD204B, DDR3/DDR4, SERDES, 10G+ Ethernet, and Fiber Channel.
• Background in FPGA hardware inference designs, including SERDES, LVDS chip‑to‑chip and board‑to‑board.
• Understanding of requirement flowing from system to component level.
• Knowledge of cost estimating, budget, and schedule management.
• Experience in laboratory environments using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, phase noise analyzers, and spectrum analyzers.
• Experience in a production environment.
• Technical writing, proposal writing, and oral presentation experience.
• Active/Existing Secret U.S. Security Clearance.

Security Clearance

U.S. citizenship required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Secret security clearance.

Salary Range

USD 68,900 – 131,100 (good faith estimate).

Benefits

Eligible for standard benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, paid time off, and other services as defined by the business unit.

Equal Opportunity Employer

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.