Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

Prattwhitney; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and wellness benefits

Flexible work schedules

Educational assistance

Job summary

Prattwhitney in Goleta, California is looking for a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to design and develop Electronic Warfare electronics products for defense applications. The ideal candidate will lead projects, collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, and support development of airborne electronic products.

Qualifications include a degree in STEM fields and significant experience in electronic system design, including modern FPGA and mixed-signal systems. The position requires communication with executive leadership and supporting multiple concurrent programs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in relevant fields or 7+ years with advanced degree.
• Experience with high-performance electronic system design.
• Proficiency in electronic design tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of airborne electronic products.
• Communicate with executive leadership regarding projects.
• Support multiple programs and generate documentation.

Skills

Electronic system design

Mixed-signal circuit analysis

FPGA design

Signal integrity analysis

Project leadership

Education

Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)

Tools

Mentor Xpedition

MATLAB

SPICE-based simulators

Job description

Position Overview

The Raytheon Electronic Warfare - Electrical and Electronics Engineering team in Goleta, California has an immediate opening for a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to design and develop Electronic Warfare (EW) electronics products for defense applications.

Location

Goleta, CA (on-site)

Security Clearance

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.

What You Will Do

• Lead the design and development of airborne electronic products while meeting attendant size, weight, power, reliability, and cost requirements.
• Communicate with executive leadership regarding matters of significant importance to the organization and may conduct briefings with senior leaders.
• Work in an environment with a broad range of mixed‑signal circuits including Power, Analog, Digital, FPGA, SoC, and SubSystems.
• Support radar Warning Receivers (RWR) and other Electronic Warfare products requiring familiarity with RF circuitry and system interfaces.
• Support multiple programs concurrently, generating requirements documentation, design artifacts, verification and test plans, trade studies, failure root cause and corrective actions, presentations, and other documentation.
• Utilize technical leadership as part of a cross‑disciplinary product development team collaborating with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers.
• Participate in the creation of proposals for both Cost and Technical Volumes.
• Occasional business travel may be required.

Qualifications

Required:

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 7 years’ experience.
• Experience with modern electronic system design, including high‑performance FPGAs, Flash and DDR memory interfaces, Analog‑to‑Digital (A/D) and Digital‑to‑Analog (D/A) conversion, DC/DC and AC/DC power conversion, and overall mixed‑signal circuit analysis.
• Deep knowledge of schematic capture, PCB layout support, signal integrity analysis, and validation of FPGA‑based digital and mixed‑signal systems, including power conversion and power delivery network design.
• Proficiency in electronic design and simulation tools such as Mentor Xpedition (or equivalent), SPICE‑based simulators, MATLAB, and HyperLynx SI for high‑speed signal integrity analysis.
• Experience developing system‑level block diagrams and defining hardware architectures, including creation and management of detailed bills of materials (BOMs) for complex electronic assemblies.

Preferred:

• Experience designing FPGA‑based circuitry and JTAG programming of FPGA devices.
• Electrical design and analysis with Mentor Graphics XPedition, HyperLynx SI, and SPICE.
• Experience with design of CCAs with FPGAs, flash memory, DDR RAM, ADCs, DACs, power conversion integrated circuits, and supporting analog circuits.
• Experience with RF components or specifications and creating POL supplies for RF circuitry.
• Experience with mentoring others.

Benefits

• Total rewards package: compensation; healthcare, wellness, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.
• Parental (including paternal) leave.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Achievement awards.
• Educational assistance.
• Child/adult backup care.
• Relocation assistance available.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.