Senior Electrical Engineer - FPGA Verification

Raytheon; Tewksbury (MA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation

Job summary

Raytheon in Massachusetts seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to verify FPGA-based designs for radar control and signal processing. You will own or contribute to FPGA verification efforts, work with systems, hardware, and software engineers, and prepare verification plans and reports.

The role requires DoD secret clearance, 5+ years of experience in digital design verification, SystemVerilog, and UVM. Onsite in Marlborough or Tewksbury, MA, with relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• 2. Digital design verification experience.
• 3. Proficient in SystemVerilog for verification.
• 4. Hands-on verification with UVM-based testbenches.
• 5. Experience with industry simulators (Questa, VCS, Xcelium).

Responsibilities

• Own or contribute to FPGA-based verification of radar-related designs.
• 5. Create verification plans and reports.
• 6. Verify designs using self-checking tests and coverages.
• 7. Collaborate with systems, hardware, and software engineers to ensure product success.
• 8. Support technical reviews and documentation.

Skills

Digital design verification

SystemVerilog for verification

UVM-based testbenches

FPGA verification tools

Industry simulators (Questa, VCS, Xcel

FPGA design/verification

VHDL/Verilog

Git/Version control

UVMF, VIPs

Python/Tcl/Perl

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Questa

VCS

Xcelium

Vivado

Quartus

Git

ClearCase

SVN

Python

Tcl

Perl

SLURM

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-08-12

Country: United States of America

Location: US-MA-MARLBOROUGH-MA2 ~ 1001 Boston Post Rd ~ BLDG 2

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

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 Radar Digital Products (RDP) Department at Raytheon is seeking an experienced Senior level Electrical Engineer to verify FPGA based designs for control and/or signal processing radar applications.

This position can be for the Tewksbury, MA location or the Marlborough, MA location.

What You Will Do

• Own or contribute to the successful completion of FPGA-based designs, on time and on budget
• Verify designs utilizing self-checking techniques with directed and constrained random tests, while tracking functional and code coverage using UVM
• Create complete documentation including verification plan and report
• Demonstrate self-motivation, with little supervision required
• Work cooperatively with systems, hardware, software engineers, and program management to ensure product success
• 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 5 years of prior relevant experience
• Digital design verification
• Proficient in SystemVerilog for verification
• Hands-on experience verifying designs using UVM-based testbenches.
• Experience with industry-standard simulators (e.g., Questa, VCS, Xcelium)

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience designing FPGAs using VHDL/Verilog
• Solid understanding of constrained-random verification and functional coverage methodology
• Familiarity with AXI, PCIe, Ethernet, DDR protocols.
• Experience with regression management and debug of complex, intermittent failures
• Ability to develop and maintain verification plans tied to design specifications and coverage closure criteria
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git, ClearCase, SVN) in a team-based development environment
• Proficiency with Git. Branching strategies, pull requests, and collaborative workflows
• Experience with UVMF (UVM Framework) for structured, reusable testbench development
• Familiarity with Vivado and Quartus FPGA simulation flows
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Tcl, Perl) for test automation and tooling
• Familiarity with SLURM workload manager for job scheduling and compute cluster resource management
• Prior experience mentoring junior verification engineers
• Existing 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: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration and Innovation.

This position is eligible for relocation.

Learn More & Apply Now!

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

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

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The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 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.

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