Senior Electrical Engineer - Hardware (Onsite)

RTX (Raytheon); Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus Eligible

Job summary

Raytheon Company in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to design high-speed digital circuit card assemblies (CCAs) for secure comms across ground, airborne, and space platforms. You will work on FFPGAs, processors, and memory, with emphasis on SI/PI, EMI control, manufacturability, and testability.

You will collaborate across Systems, Software, and Mechanical Engineering teams through the full hardware lifecycle—from program pursuit and design to verification and factory

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM and minimum 5 years of relevant experience (or advanced degree with 3+ years).
• End-to-end circuit card development experience from concept to verification.
• Proficiency with PCB design tools: Xpedition, Cadence Allegro, or Altium.
• Experience with SI/PI analysis tools such as HyperLynx, ADS, or SPICE.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Design high-speed digital CCAs from requirements to production.
• Ensure signal and power integrity with modeling, simulation, and validation.
• Apply DTC, DFM, and DFT for producible, cost-effective designs.
• Support hardware verification, integration, DV/T testing, and RCA.
• Collaborate with Systems, Software, and Mechanical teams as primary technical interface.

Skills

Digital design

SI/PI modeling

DFM/DFT

Hardware collaboration

Security clearance knowledge

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Xpedition

Cadence Allegro

Altium Designer

Job description

Raytheon Company, Managed by Collins Aerospace

Location: US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-137 ~ 855 35Th St NE ~ BLDG 137

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

The Resilient Connectivity Products (RCP) Hardware Technologies organization is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to help shape the next generation of secure, high speed communication systems for ground, airborne, and space platforms. You'll join a team building cutting-edge, high speed digital electronics that power mission critical systems-advanced software defined radios, high bandwidth data links, and secure communication platforms spanning ground, airborne, and space environments.

This is a Hardware Electrical Engineer role where you'll design and develop high-speed digital circuit card assemblies (CCAs), applying knowledge of FPGAs, processors, and memory to deliver next-generation products. Expertise in digital PCB design, signal integrity, EMI control, manufacturability, and testability is essential. The selected candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners and will support all phases of the hardware development lifecycle-program pursuit, design, integration, verification, and factory transition.

Potential Locations:

• Cedar Rapids, IA
• Fort Wayne, IN

Sign-on Bonus Eligible

What You Will Do:

• Electronic Circuit Design: Design high-speed digital Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs) from requirements and schematic capture through PCB layout, integration, and production.
• SI/PI Optimization: Ensure robust signal and power integrity (SI/PI) via advanced modeling, simulation, and hardware validation.
• Design Optimization: Implement Design to Cost (DTC), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT) principles to ensure producible, cost-effective, and testable designs.
• Hardware Verification & Test Support: Perform hardware integration and Design Verification Testing (DVT), while providing technical support for Product Qualification Testing, factory production, and formal Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Cross-Functional & Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate across Systems, Software, and Mechanical Engineering teams while serving as the primary technical interface to align internal stakeholders, leadership and customers on program objectives.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Expertise in digital design for medium to high complexity multilayer PCBs (12+ layers) with understanding of DFM/DFT, PCB fabrication, controlled impedance design, board assembly, and design verification testing.
• Demonstrated end to end circuit card development experience - from concept through verification - requirements, schematic capture, layout, bring up, and card level verification testing.
• Proficiency with PCB design tools like Xpedition, Cadence Allegro, or Altium Designer.
• SI/PI analysis experience with tools such as HyperLynx, ADS, or SPICE.
• A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• 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:

• Active SECRET Security Clearance or HIGHER
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex technical info to non-technical stakeholders, leadership, and customers.
• Advanced knowledge of high-speed protocols, such as PCIe, Ethernet, and high-speed memory interfaces
• Control Account Manager (CAM) experience with knowledge of the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) principles and practices for performing cost, schedule, and risk management for hardware development projects.
• Ability to prepare estimates, bids and proposals.
• Previous experience working in a defense or aerospace company
• Experience with Agile for Hardware Development as a Scrum Master and/or Product Owner, including planning, tracking, and managing hardware development projects in JIRA is a plus.

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits packages include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Stra