Principal Electrical Engineer - Digital Circuit Card Design

Prattwhitney; Tewksbury (MA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision coverage

401(k) match

Paid time off and holidays

Short-term and long-term disability

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer for the Radar Digital Products Department in MA. You will design embedded processor boards, drive projects, and work with a team to translate system requirements into hardware solutions for military applications.

Expect to mentor junior engineers, lead small teams, and support design reviews, using tools like Mentor Xpedition and HyperLynx SI. Onsite roles at Te wksbury or Marlborough, MA are available.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience implementing high speed memory (DDR) and high speed circuit designs (PCIe, 100GbE).
• Power Integrity/Signal Integrity analysis skills including HyperLynx SI.
• Experience fielding and test planning on processor- and FPGA-based boards.
• CAD tooling experience for complex circuit boards (Mentor Xpedition).
• Laboratory testing with logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.

Responsibilities

• Design embedded processor circuit boards using CAD tools.
• Collaborate with a team of engineers to translate system specs into hardware requirements.
• Drive projects and execute to schedules and budgets.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead small teams.
• Support internal and external technical reviews.

Skills

High-speed design

Power integrity

Signal integrity

Mixed signal design

Team mentoring

Education

B.S. in STEM

Tools

Mentor Graphics Xpedition Designer

HyperLynx SI

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

Location: US-MA-TEWKSBURY-TB1 ~ 50 Apple Hill Dr ~ ASSABET BLDG

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.

Radar Digital Products Department Position

The Radar Digital Products Department is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer with strong mixed signal high speed digital circuit design skills. Our digital electronic system designs include signal processing, command and control, communications, and user interfaces for military applications. This position can be for the Tewksbury, MA location or the Marlborough, MA location.

What You Will Do

• Design embedded processor circuit boards using CAD tools
• Work within a team of engineers developing designs based on modeling and simulations
• Work with Systems Engineers and other development team members in translating system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications
• Help drive projects and execute to program schedules on time and budget
• May lead small teams and mentor junior engineers
• Demonstrate self-motivation, with little supervision required
• Support internal and external technical reviews

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience
• Experience implementing high speed memory (DDR) and high speed circuit (ie. PCIE, 100GbE) designs
• Power Integrity/Signal Integrity analysis skills including experience using tools such as Hyperlynx SI
• Experience fielding, troubleshooting, constructing test and integration plans on a variety of systems including custom designed processor and/or FPGA based circuit boards
• Experience using engineering CAD tools such as Mentor Graphics Xpedition Designer for the design of complex circuit board assemblies
• Experience working in a laboratory environment using logic analyzers and oscilloscopes to test and verify the functions of digital and mixed signal circuits and systems

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience implementing low noise, low voltage, high current, power regulation designs
• A history of successfully addressing thermal challenges
• Embedded system design experience utilizing microprocessors and microcontrollers along with C code based programming
• Some FPGA development or verification skills using SystemVerilog, OVM, or VHDL with some experience with vendor logic synthesis tools (such as Xilinx Vivado)
• Knowledge of all Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Visio, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
• Willingness to support occasional domestic travel and potential international travel
• Existing DoD security clearance

What We Offer

• A salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD
• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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, and holidays
• Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement
• 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 agreement
• Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance
• This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply
• RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window

Other Information

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.

Clearance Information: 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

Raytheon Information - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H26bUpq99zo #LI-CV1

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.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.