Principal Digital Hardware Engineer

globalhr; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX's Hardware Engineering Directorate seeks a Principal Digital Hardware Engineer with digital electronics design and analysis skills to join our team in Huntsville, AL. You will design digital electronic modules and CCAs for missile applications, including processors, FPGAs, memory, and interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART, from concept through production.

Candidates should have a STEM degree and 8+ years of engineering digital circuit design experience; experience with Mentor

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience
• Minimum of eight (8) years engineering digital circuit design experience
• Experience in the development and design of electronic circuit designs, and/or multi-assembly system/unit design

Responsibilities

• The Principal Electrical Engineer designs, analyzes, simulates, tests, and integrates digital electronic modules and/or CCAs for missile applications
• Designs hardware with processors, FPGAs, memory, and interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART

Skills

Digital circuit design

Hardware integration

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Tools

Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA)

DxDesigner

xDX Designer VX

Expedition

HyperLynx

Xpedition Enterprise

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-23

Country: United States of America

Location: US-AL-HUNTSVILLE-315 ~ 315 Bob Heath Dr ~ BOB HEATH

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. 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: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At RTX, the world\'s largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Hardware Engineering Directorate is seeking a Principal Digital Hardware Engineer with digital electronics design and analysis skills to join our team.

We are looking for candidates willing to collaborate, innovate, and team with our engineers to generate and utilize today’s cutting-edge technology to design digital electronics circuits that implement missile guidance, video and digital signal processing. Our technology base includes high-speed digital electronics, configurable logic, and homogeneous / heterogeneous multiprocessor designs.

What You Will Do

The Effector Guidance Electronics Department design s digital electronic circuit cards and electronic units which are supported from proposal through transition to production. Our systems are subject to environments ranging from the frigid, sub-zero vacuum of space to the blistering heat of the desert floor, to the high pressures of the ocean depths.

The Principal Electrical Engineer is responsible for the design, analysis, simulation, test, and integration of digital electronic modules and/or CCAs for missile applications. The candidate should be experienced in all aspects of circuit card design including hardware designs with processors, FPGAs, memory, and industry interfaces, such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor\'s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience
• Minimum of eight (8) years engineering digital circuit design experience
• Experience in the development and design of electronic circuit designs, and/or multi-assembly system/unit design

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience in taking design concepts from block diagram or requirements level to development of complete hardware designs, with verification via test and integration
• Experience with PCB design process and expertise with design tools (schematic capture) to analyze and simulate designs prior to hardware execution
• Experience using Mentor Graphics Design Creation(Siemens EDA)tools: DxDesigner, xDX Designer VX, and/or Expedition
• Experience using PCB electronic circuit design software: HyperLynx signal integrity, power integrity and analog simulation, and/or Xpedition Enterprise (xPCB)

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.

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 or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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