Senior Electrical Engineer (ONSITE)

Prattwhitney; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 86,800 - 165,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vacation

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment

Life and disability insurance

Parental leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

RTX, through Collins Aerospace, is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to support traffic and weather avionics products in Melbourne, Florida. You will interpret and generate electrical schematics, collaborate across engineering disciplines, and drive hardware design and qualification through DO-254 or equivalent processes.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, validation, and cross-functional teamwork to ensure product quality and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience generating schematics and board layouts.
• Experience with embedded processors and RF systems.
• Hands-on debugging and testing of complex electrical hardware.
• Experience in at least one electrical hardware discipline (digital/analog/mixed-signal/power/RF).

Responsibilities

• Interpret, generate, and update electrical schematics, layouts, and drawings.
• Develop hardware requirement changes and manage baselines.
• Design, test, qualify, integrate, and document high-complexity hardware.
• Collaborate with mechanical, systems, and manufacturing engineering.
• Support production, troubleshoot issues, and provide technical leadership.
• Contribute to engineering estimates and bid/schedule development.

Skills

Electrical design

Embedded processors

RF systems

Debugging hardware

Hardware discipline

Education

STEM degree

Job description

RTX, through Collins Aerospace, is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to support and advance traffic and weather‑related avionics products in Melbourne, Florida.

What You Will Do

• Interpret, generate, and update complex electrical schematics, board layouts, and mechanical drawings.
• Develop and document hardware requirement changes while managing hardware baselines through proper tools and processes.
• Design, analyze, test, qualify, integrate, and document high‑complexity hardware, including work across multiple Engineering Change Orders.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, systems, and manufacturing engineering to ensure cohesive product development.
• Apply Collins processes, tools, and best practices to drive product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Participate in integration, pre‑qualification, and qualification testing for moderate‑complexity products and subsystems.
• Support production teams, troubleshoot issues, and provide technical leadership as needed.
• Contribute to engineering estimates for electrical design efforts and support bid/schedule development.
• Act as a subject matter expert in at least one hardware domain, with broad generalist capabilities across multiple areas.
• Support LRU development activities, tailoring internal processes and tools as needed.
• Monitor and resolve component obsolescence issues on assigned products.
• Review defect trends, identify root causes, and recommend design or process improvements.
• Proactively identify and communicate technical issues, escalating to project leadership when necessary.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience or an advanced degree with minimum 3 years of experience.
• Must be a U.S. Person – U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee.
• Proven experience in an electrical design engineering role, including generating schematics and board layouts.
• Experience with embedded processors and RF systems.
• Hands‑on experience debugging and testing complex electrical hardware.
• Extensive experience in at least one electrical hardware discipline such as digital, analog, mixed‑signal, power, or RF design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of aviation qualification standards (DO‑160, DO‑254, and TSO processes).
• Experience working with Air Transport OEMs on development programs.
• Knowledge of avionics traffic and weather systems.
• Familiarity with signal‑processing simulation and analysis tools such as MATLAB or Simulink.
• Experience with configuration management tools (Agile, JIRA, Git, Subversion).

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student loan repayment program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages such as pet, home, auto, additional life, critical illness, group legal, and ID theft protection.
• Parental leave benefits, including birth, adoption, and fertility assistance.
• Access to wellness programs, virtual health services, and financial planning assistance.

Salary range for this role is $86,800 - $165,200 USD.

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. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with applicable law.