Digital Design Hardware Electrical Engineer II (Onsite)

RTX•El Segundo, CA

1d•$75,800 - $144,200•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon is seeking a highly motivated Digital Hardware Design Engineer to join our hardware engineering team. In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, verification, and validation of airborne radar hardware for defense and aerospace applications. You will work closely with experienced engineers on RTL development, FPGA/ASIC design, simulation, and hardware bring-up for cutting-edge technologies. This position is ideal for candidates passionate about digital hardware, digital logic design, aerospace systems, radar technologies, and solving complex engineering challenges in multidisciplinary and collaborative teams.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) major obtained by start date.
Strong understanding of digital logic design fundamentals, including coursework or academic project experience in: Basic circuit fundamentals, digital logic design, and RTL design, FPGA or ASIC development and workflows, VLSI/Microelectronics design and Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Hardware description languages such as Verilog, SystemVerilog, and/or VHDL, Simulation, debugging tools, and timing analysis.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Nice To Haves

Internship or co-op experience in hardware engineering
Experience with FPGA development boards and lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers)
Proficiency with industry tools, such as: Xilinx/AMD Vivado or Intel Quartus, ModelSim or Questa, MATLAB/Simulink
Knowledge or exposure to: Radar systems, digital signal processing, or FPGA-based signal processing pipelines, High-speed interfaces (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, JESD204, DDR), Embedded processors, SoC architectures, or hardware/software integration, Programming in Python, C/C++, or scripting languages
Hands-on lab/debug experience and participation in robotics, semiconductor, or hardware design projects
Understanding of airborne or ruggedized hardware environments

Responsibilities

Design and implement digital hardware blocks using Verilog/SystemVerilog or VHDL
Develop RTL for FPGA and/or ASIC-based systems
Participate in architecture discussions and technical design reviews
Create and execute simulation testbenches for functional verification
Debug RTL, simulation, synthesis, and hardware integration issues
Collaborate with verification, physical design, firmware, and system engineering teams
Support FPGA prototyping, lab bring-up, and silicon validation activities
Analyze timing, area, power, and performance tradeoffs
Document designs, test plans, and engineering results
Learn and apply industry-standard EDA tools and design methodologies