Senior ECAD Board Layout Engineer

Raytheon Technologies Corporation; Tewksbury (MA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join their Product Design and Packaging Team. This exciting role involves designing Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) from concept to manufacturing, utilizing advanced software tools to create schematic drawings and layouts. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in PCB manufacturing principles, RF layout techniques, and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant STEM field. This position offers the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that contribute to national security and innovation in technology. If you are passionate about engineering and ready to tackle challenging problems, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Security clearance support

Health care plans

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in PCB design and manufacturing principles.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and manufacture Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) from conception to production.
• Collaborate with various engineering disciplines to meet design requirements.

Skills

PCB Design

RF Layout Techniques

Schematic Capture

Component Placement

Trace Routing

Design for Manufacturing

Education

Bachelor’s in STEM

Advanced Degree in related field

Tools

Siemens Xpedition

DownStream Technologies BluePrint-PCB

Valor NPI

Job description

Date Posted: 2025-04-16

Country: United States of America

Location: MA131: Tewksbury, MA Bldg 1 Assabet 50 Apple Hill Drive Assabet - Building 1, Tewksbury, MA, 01876 USA

Position Role Type: Onsite

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

The Product Design and Packaging (PDP) Team at Raytheon is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our team as an Electrical Computer Aided Designer Engineer (ECAD). This position is an onsite role, located in Tewksbury, MA.

What You Will Do:

• Responsible for Printed Circuit Board (PCB) designs from conception to manufacturing
• Creation of the PCB, Circuit Card Assembly (CCA), and Schematic drawings for suppliers
• Schematic Capture, Component Placement, Routing of Traces, Gerber/ODB++ file creation
• Utilizing software such as Siemens: Xpedition Enterprise and DownStream Technologies: BluePrint-PCB
• Design layouts include Rigid, Flex, and Rigid-Flex assemblies
• Work designs include full designs, re-spins, drawing updates, change notices, copper changes, and process improvement projects within and outside own discipline
• Daily interface with various engineering levels along with different engineering disciplines including, but not limited to Electrical, Mechanical, Components, Test, and Producibility Engineering disciplines to ensure that the overall design requirements are captured, keeping cost, cycle time, and producibility in mind

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience to include at least two (2) of the following:
• Previous work history with PCB manufacturing or CCA manufacturing principles that affect circuitry and component layout along with RF specific layout techniques
• Experience with the electrical design process including RF layout
• History with laying out Rigid, Flex, or Rigid-Flex boards
• 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.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Working knowledge of Analog, Digital including DDR, specific experience with RF, Power, and mixed technology, including multi-layer designs with High Density Interconnect (HDI) technology
• Technical PCB design skills using the Siemens design toolset including, but not limited to the Xpedition Layout tool suite with working knowledge of schematic capture, placement, routing, use of the auto-router, constraint manager, and library tools, and use of BluePrint to create complex PCB and CCA drawings, Altium is not used, but transfers over well to the Siemens toolset
• Export manufacturing data in both Gerber and ODB++ formats
• Use of Valor NPI, Design for Manufacturing rule sets, other Design Rule Checking software
• Able to understand and interpret drawings as they relate to PCB’s and CCA’s
• Familiarity with IPC 6012 & IPC 6013
• Working knowledge of military and commercial design standards, GD&T techniques, and overall producibility considerations related to electronic packaging
• Knowledge of RF circuitry and key care abouts when it come to laying out the board along with filter knowledge
• Working knowledge of operating system concepts and implementations, network services as related to Microsoft Windows suites
• Willingness to work extended hours (nights and/or weekends) as required to complete assigned tasking
• Active Secret DoD security clearance

What We Offer:

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. 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.

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 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.

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.

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