Principal Electrical Engineer - Production Hardware (3rd shift)

Prattwhitney; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Prattwhitney in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer – Production Hardware for the production floor. This onsite role requires U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance.

The position operates on a 3rd shift (11pm–8am) with limited travel (<10% annually) and relocation eligibility. You will drive program execution across cost, schedule, and technical oversight, collaborate across Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Engineering, and provide detailed technical reports

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Physics, Mathematics, or related STEM field; 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with RF, analog, digital, and/or mixed-signal circuit design or analysis.
• Preferred: Mentor Graphics Designer, PSPICE, System Vision, MATLAB; familiarity with missile subsystems.

Responsibilities

• Drive program execution including cost, schedule, and technical oversight throughout the product lifecycle.
• Provide technical oversight, direction, cost estimation, tracking & reporting, and preparation of detailed technical team reports.
• Collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and other Engineering disciplines to resolve production, testing, and integration issues.
• Oversee design activities for CCA, EO, RF, seeker/sub-systems; apply troubleshooting and design optimization.

Skills

RF design

Analog design

Digital design

Mixed-signal design

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Science/Physics/Mathematics or related STEM

Tools

Mentor Graphics Designer

PSPICE

System Vision

MATLAB

Job description

Position Summary

Principal Electrical Engineer – Production Hardware (Tucson, AZ). Onsite role requiring U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance. 3rd Shift (11pm‑8am) with less than 10% annual travel.

What You Will Do

• Drive program execution including cost, schedule, and technical oversight throughout the product lifecycle.
• Enhance electrical engineering skills working with digital, analog, RF hardware and debugging complex circuit card assemblies or electro‑mechanical systems.
• Collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and other Engineering disciplines to achieve concurrence and resolve issues during production, testing, and integration.
• Provide technical oversight, direction, cost estimation, tracking & reporting, and preparation of detailed technical team reports.

What You Will Learn

• Knowledge of electrical components, circuit card assemblies, RF, analog, digital and mixed‑signal circuit design or analysis.
• RTX Core Certification and Raytheon Responsible Engineer Authority (REA) training.

Qualifications

Must Have: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related STEM field and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience. Experience with RF, analog, digital, and/or mixed‑signal circuit design or analysis, laboratory equipment, and leading technical projects.

Preferred: Root‑cause corrective action investigations; electrical engineering design of CCA, EO, RF, seeker/sensor, or electronic sub‑systems; experience with Mentor Graphics Designer, PSPICE, System Vision, MATLAB, and other simulation tools; familiarity with missile communication transceivers, IMU, and GPS receiver subsystems; statistical process control; technical writing and presentation skills.

What We Offer

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, and paid time off. A 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off) and relocation eligibility are provided.

EEO Statement

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.