Section Lead-Effector Digital Products

Raytheon; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation

Job summary

Raytheon in Tucson, AZ is seeking an electrical engineering leader to guide a section of 15–20 engineers, balancing management with hands-on FPGA/ASIC design, verification, and integration for radar-related systems.

You will mentor staff, drive performance development, support hiring, and lead cross-disciplinary teams to meet program goals in an onsite environment that values technical depth and leadership.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in STEM and at least 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with FPGA or ASIC design and verification.
• Experience in radar hardware integration and system architecture.
• Digital CCA design and digital signal processing.

Responsibilities

• Lead a section of 15–20 engineers with mentoring.
• Provide career guidance and performance feedback.
• Lead cross-disciplinary teams to meet organizational goals and project needs; support hiring.
• Perform design, verification, and delivery of FPGA/ASIC components.

Skills

FPGA design

ASIC design

Digital signal processing

Radar hardware integration

System architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)

Tools

VHDL

FPGA toolchains

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-08-12

Country: United States of America

Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-M02 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG M02

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. 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 on 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 Effector Digital Products Department is seeking an electrical engineering leader with experience in engineering management, design, test, and integration. The Section Leader will utilize advanced technical knowledge in FPGA/ASIC Design/Verification and/or Digital CCA Design, and an understand the impact of this work on other areas of the organization.

The candidate will work with section members to provide career guidance, performance feedback, and technical leadership to enable the employee for success. Responsibilities will be split between supporting program(s) as an engineer (~90%) and providing functional leadership to the section (~10%).

This position is 100% ONSITE in Tucson, Arizona.

What You Will Do

• Manage a section of 15 to 20 engineers.
• Provide career and technical mentoring
• Lead functional and cross-disciplinary teams to meet organizational goals and project needs
• Support hiring (resume reviews, interviews, etc.)
• Elicit and compile performance feedback to support Performance Development
• Hold required formal Mid-Year and Year-End Performance Development (PD) discussions where compiled feedback, key strengths and development needs are conveyed

Engineering Responsibilities to Anticipate:

• The engineering responsibilities for this position could support Digital CCA and/or FPGA/ASIC technologies within the Effector Digital Products (responsibilities align to your field of expertise).
• Design and deliver production quality FPGA releases from initial proof of concept up to production
• Architect FPGA-based systems to determine parts, interfaces, and Concept of Operations (CONOPS).
• Translate system level requirements into FPGA requirements
• Design and code in VHDL for reliability and maintainability
• Verify designs utilizing self-checking techniques with directed and constrained random tests, while tracking functional and code coverage
• Demonstrate technical expertise in digital signal processing, FPGA/ASIC design/verification, CCA design, integration and test of radar hardware, and/or system architecture
• Lead functional or cross-disciplinary teams to meet organizational goals and project needs
• Design, analysis, simulation, test, and integration of digital electronic modules and/or CCAs for Missile applications
• 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 degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience
• FPGA or ASIC design and/or verification
• Integration and test of radar hardware or system architecture
• Digital CCA design
• Digital signal processing

Qualifications We Prefer:

• An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for 2 additional years of experience.
• Experience serving as a Responsible Engineering Authority (REA), Control Account Manager (CAM), and/or Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL)
• Failure investigation, root cause identification, and corrective action implementation
• Development of technical proposals, engineering project estimates, and/or white papers
• Requirements verification test planning and execution
• Experience creating and presenting professional level design documentation to company leadership and program customers

What We Offer

• This position offers relocation

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.

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

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.

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.