Senior Electrical Engineer (ONSITE)

RTX (Raytheon); Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation for newly hire

Generous 40

Job summary

COLLINS AEROSPACE in Melbourne, FL seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to own complex hardware challenges across sustaining engineering and new design activities, ensuring aviation-standard compliance.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, apply Collins processes, and contribute to qualification, testing, and production support for CNS avionics systems. This onsite role offers technical leadership and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with 5+ years experience.
• U.S. Person required for military contract.
• Proven experience in electrical design engineering.
• Experience generating schematics and board layouts.
• Experience with embedded processors and RF systems.
• Hands-on debugging and testing of complex electrical hardware.
• Expertise in at least one electrical discipline (digital/analog/mixed-signal/power/RF).

Responsibilities

• Interpret, generate, and update complex electrical schematics and board layouts.
• Develop hardware requirement changes and manage hardware baselines.
• Design, analyze, test, qualify, integrate, and document high-complexity hardware.
• Collaborate with mechanical, systems, and manufacturing engineering.
• Apply Collins processes to drive product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Support production teams and troubleshoot issues.
• Contribute to engineering estimates and bid/schedule development.
• Act as SME in at least one hardware domain.
• Support LRU development activities and monitor obsolescence.
• Review defect trends, identify root causes, propose improvements.
• Escalate technical issues to project leadership.

Skills

Electrical design engineering

Schematic generation

Board layout design

Embedded processors

RF systems

Hardware debugging

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

JIRA

Git

Subversion

Job description

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Join our team and help shape the future of Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS) systems. As an Senior Electrical Engineer you'll play a key role in supporting and advancing Collins' traffic and weather-related avionics products. In this role, you'll work closely with a small team of experienced electrical engineers, taking ownership of complex hardware challenges across both sustaining engineering and new design activities.

You'll apply your expertise to ensure our products continue to meet stringent aviation standards while helping shape future upgrades and enhancements. This position offers the opportunity to influence technical direction, collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines, and contribute to the success of both ongoing programs and new business pursuits.

This is an onsite position 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 You Must Have:

• Typically requires 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.
• Must be a U.S. Person - Military contract stipulates the candidates must be U.S. Persons.
• Proven experience in an electrical design engineering role.
• Demonstrated ability to generate 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.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• 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 40

Country:

United States of America

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of 'U.S. Person' go here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

Location:

US-FL-MELBOURNE-313 ~ 1344 S Babcock St ~ BLDG 313