Sr Principal Electrical Engineer - ASIC/FPGA (Onsite)

Collins Aerospace; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with matching

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a decisive technical leader to head an FPGA engineering team for defense products, driving cost, schedule, and technical performance while collaborating with software, hardware, systems design and program management.

You will guide the pursuit through development, release, and long-term sustainment, ensuring technical excellence and compliance with Collins standards and DoD security requirements.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree and 10+ years of relevant experience or an advanced degree with 7+ years of experience.
• At least 5+ years experience leading engineering teams, including mentoring, task delegation, and cross-functional collaboration in a technical development environment
• At least 5+ years experience with FPGA/ASIC development

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for FPGA development activities, guiding engineers across the organization.
• Contribute to the development of FPGA solutions by applying technical expertise and evaluating design approaches.
• Collaborate across functions with engineers, engineering leaders, program managers, and shared services to deliver FPGA solutions.
• Drive engineering excellence by meeting customer and program requirements and applying best practices.
• Support proposals and pursuit activities with technical content, estimates, and customer presentations as needed.
• Manage assigned technical activities and deliverables across one or more programs to meet schedules and commitments.
• Ensure compliance with Collins standards and industry practices while identifying opportunities to improve processes and execution.

Skills

Technical leadership

FPGA/ASIC development

Cross-functional collaboration

Earned Value Management

Bid/proposal support

Education

STEM degree or advanced degree

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-09

Country: United States of America

Location: US-CA-EL SEGUNDO-E01 ~ 2000 E El Segundo Blvd ~ BLDG E01

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

Are you ready to lead a team and advance FPGA capabilities in defense technology?

We are looking for a decisive, collaborative technical leader who brings clarity, drives outcomes, anticipates change, and builds high-performing teams while demonstrating integrity and accountability. In this role, you will lead an FPGA engineering team to meet cost, schedule, and technical performance goals while working alongside top engineers in software, hardware, systems design and program management for military products based.

You’ll have a critical voice from the initial pursuit phase through development, release, and long-term sustainment, ensuring technical excellence while managing cost and schedule.

What You Will Do

• Provide Technical Leadership: Serve as a technical resource for FPGA development activities, providing guidance and sharing knowledge with engineers across the organization.
• Contribute to Technical Development: Support the development of FPGA solutions by applying technical expertise, evaluating design approaches, and contributing to continuous improvement throughout the FPGA development lifecycle.
• Collaborate Across Functions: Partner with engineers, engineering leaders, program managers, and shared services to develop and deliver FPGA solutions and support cross-functional project objectives.
• Drive Engineering Excellence: Develop and implement FPGA solutions that meet customer and program requirements while applying engineering best practices and supporting product line objectives.
• Support Business Growth: Provide technical expertise and support proposal and pursuit activities, including technical content, estimates, and customer presentations as needed.
• Support Program Execution: Manage assigned technical activities and deliverables across one or more programs, helping ensure technical objectives, schedules, and program commitments are met.
• Ensure Compliance and Continuous Improvement: Ensure FPGA development activities follow Collins standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices while identifying opportunities to improve processes and technical execution.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
• At least 5+ years experience leading engineering teams, including mentoring, task delegation, and cross-functional collaboration in a technical development environment
• Experience in program execution, including bidding, project planning, Earned Value Management (EVM), and risk and opportunity management
• At least 5+ years experience with FPGA/ASIC development

Qualifications We Prefer

• Strong communicator, able to interface with the spectrum of individual contributors to execute leadership
• Experience with Agile development concepts
• Experience managing large programs
• Experience with certification authorities
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
• Exceptionally dependability – consistently take extreme ownership to drive predictable results, act with high integrity, and create systems to improve team efficiency

What We Offer

• 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 Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance,critical illnessinsurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

This position is eligible for relocation assistance

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.

Employee Referral Eligible

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

The salary range for this role is 145,600 USD - 276,800 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.