Test Solutions Northeast Principal Electrical Engineer

RTX (Raytheon); North Tewksbury, Sudbury (MA, MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer for the Test Solutions team in MA. The role is onsite in Tewksbury/Andover, with responsibilities spanning design, development, and integration of test equipment and production test stations.

You will design interface adapters, harnesses, and perform circuit analysis. Candidates need eight-plus years in electrical engineering and clear understanding of schematics and test instrumentation.

Qualifications

• Typically requires Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of eight (8) years of prior relevant experience OR an Advanced degree and five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Experience in electrical engineering, including troubleshooting, analysis, and testing.
• Experience with electrical design, analysis, and interpreting schematics with tools such as Altium, DX Designer, Mentor Capital, or Creo Schematic.
• Experience with COTS test equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, network analyzers, power meters)

Responsibilities

• Design, development, and integration of Raytheon test equipment capabilities in multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Design production test stations, ITAs (Interface test Adapters), and harnesses.
• Design capture activities via the creating of technical drawings, schematics, and circuit design and analysis

Skills

Electrical engineering

Troubleshooting

Testing

Schematic interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree in STEM

Tools

Altium

DX Designer

Mentor Capital

Creo Schematic

Oscilloscopes

DMMs

Network analyzers

Power meters

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-21

Country: United States of America

Location: US-MA-TEWKSBURY-TB2 ~ 50 Apple Hill Dr ~ SUDBURY BLDG, Tewksbury Tb2 200 Sudbury

Position Role Type: Onsite

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

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. 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:

Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

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. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

This position is for a Principal Electrical Engineer with at least eight (8) years of professional experience. If you enjoy working in hands‑on multidisciplinary teams, the Test Solutions team in hearing from you!

This position is 100% onsite in Tewksbury/Andover, MA

Andover and Tewksbury offer a great mix of career opportunities and quality of life - minutes away from Boston's tech scene while still giving you a comfortable, suburban environment. The North Shore of Boston is an area known for great schools, safe neighborhoods, and easy access to beaches, mountains, and city life. In this role, you'll work on mission‑critical technologies with experienced engineers, with strong long‑term stability and advancement potential. Take a quick look at the area in this short video .

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling - to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

The Test Solutions (TS) team is a multi‑discipline group that designs, builds, and deploys test solutions for a large array of Raytheon products. Our engineers work hands‑on with the latest test instrumentation, software, and automation technologies to integrate state‑of‑the‑art test capabilities for some of the most advanced engineering systems in the world.

Your work will include designing interface test adapters, along with selecting, automating and integrating test instrumentation to be deployed in both factory production and military depot environments.

You'll be involved in all stages of the product development lifecycle and will help manage the technical, cost, and schedule aspects of your projects. You'll work both independently and as part of a team to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues throughout design, development and integration process.

Take a quick look at this short video from an independent content creator that features the Andover area and the type of work this team supports.

What You Will Do:

• Design, development, and integration of Raytheon test equipment capabilities in multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Design production test stations, ITAs (Interface test Adapters), and harnesses
• Design capture activities via the creating of technical drawings, schematics, and circuit design and analysis

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of eight (8) years of prior relevant experience OR an Advanced degree and five (5) years of relevant experience
• Experience in electrical engineering, including troubleshooting, analysis, and testing
• Experience with electrical design, analysis, and interpreting schematics with tools such as Altium, DX Designer, Mentor Capital, or Creo Schematic
• Experience with COTS test equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, network analyzers, power meters)

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience supporting project planning, proposals, technical issue resolution, and mentoring early career staff members.
• Knowledge of RTX projects, programs or systems to make enhancements and leverage in daily work. (internal only)
• Experience with developing and implementing programming languages (software)
• Experience designing, testing, and integrating digital, mixed signal, and electrical system interconnect
• Experience perfor