Senior Actuation Systems Electrical Engineer

Raytheon; Tewksbury (MA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation eligible

Job summary

Raytheon in Massachusetts is seeking a Senior Engineer – Control Systems within the Radar Analog and Power Department (RAP) to design and provide product and production support for high‑performance actuation systems and motion control. The role covers the full product lifecycle from concept through prototyping, manufacturing, integration, and verification.

Candidates must have a STEM degree and 5+ years of relevant experience or an advanced degree with 3+ years.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM and 5+ years of relevant experience, or Advanced Degree and 3+ years.
• Experience with electromagnetic or electrohydraulic control actuation systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical solutions for high‑performance actuation system and motion control challenges.
• Work autonomously with limited oversight, manage small projects, and provide guidance to other professionals.
• Support detailed actuation system design, test design, and execution; engage with systems or software engineering functions.
• Cover product lifecycle from conceptualization through prototyping, manufacturing, integration, verification testing, and production support.
• Apply systems engineering principles to solve complex actuation problems and influence multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Drive execution of product development projects; collaborate with team/technical leads and IPT lead; interact with internal/external customers and leadership.

Skills

Actuation systems

Motion controls

Systems engineering

Project leadership

Communication

Control theory

Kinematic simulation

Unix command line

Systems modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM field

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

dSpace

HIL tools (dSpace)

Test equipment design

Job description

Location

US-MA-TEWKSBURY-TB1 ~ 50 Apple Hill Dr ~ ASSABET BLDG, Tewksbury, MA

Security Clearance

U.S. citizenship required; must obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance. Existing active clearance required after day 1.

Position Summary

Senior Engineer – Control Systems within the Radar Analog and Power Department (RAP). Requires design, product and production support experience, electronics knowledge, and hands‑on laboratory skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical solutions for high-performance actuation system and motion control challenges.
• Work autonomously with limited oversight, manage small projects, and provide guidance to other professionals.
• Support detailed actuation system design, test design, and execution; engage with systems or software engineering functions.
• Cover product lifecycle from conceptualization through prototyping, manufacturing, integration, verification testing, and production support.
• Apply systems engineering principles to solve complex actuation problems and influence multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Drive execution of product development projects; collaborate with team/technical leads and IPT lead; interact with internal/external customers and leadership.

Qualifications – Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in STEM and minimum 5 years of relevant experience, or Advanced Degree and minimum 3 years.
• Experience with electromagnetic or electrohydraulic control actuation systems.

Qualifications – Preferred

• 5 years of experience with actuation systems or motion controls.
• Experience developing solutions across product lifecycle (proposal, design, manufacture, integration, test).
• Ability to estimate project effort and deconstruct tasks.
• Strong verbal and written communication for technical, non‑technical, and management audiences.
• Experience with feedback control systems, control theory, system sizing, testing, integration, design‑to‑manufacturing, kinematic and dynamic simulation.
• Experience developing system models using MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with Hardware‑In‑the‑Loop tools such as dSpace.
• Experience designing test equipment for electromechanical systems under high load and rate.
• Experience in Failure Investigation Teams (FRACAS, FRB, RCCA).
• Experience with control actuation systems using permanent magnet brush and brushless DC motors, including drive types (trapezoidal, sine, FOC).
• Experience with actuation communication buses, electromechanical actuators (gears, ball‑screws, leadscrews), position sensors, electronic controllers, power amplifiers.
• Basic understanding of packaging electromechanical systems for grounding, shielding, and noise control.
• Familiarity with command‑line interfaces, Unix, networks, and software.
• M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field.
• Prior experience as engineering team lead (hardware, electrical, or integration).
• Existing U.S. DoD security clearance.

Benefits

• Relocation eligible.

Location

Massachusetts locations.

Equal Opportunity Employer 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, or any other applicable state or federal protected class.