Principal Electrical Engineer- Computing Products (Onsite)

RTX•Cedar Rapids, IA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

RTX, a global leader in aerospace and defense, is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer for its Computing Products Department within the Displays, Computing & Networking Directorate. This department focuses on developing and sustaining advanced avionics hardware, including mission computers, video processing modules, and network products for commercial and military aircraft. The role is based onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and involves all stages of hardware development, from program pursuit to factory transition. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Systems, Software, Mechanical, and Manufacturing to meet product requirements. Key expertise areas include high-speed digital circuit board design, EMI control, manufacturability, testability, and thermal management. This specific role will lead integration activities for the KC-46 VRCU and VPU, followed by other Boeing computer efforts within the DPC product line. Responsibilities include leading integration and qualification testing, collaborating with other team leads, and troubleshooting hardware failures. After the KC-46 program, the team will work on DPC-2120/7000 programs for commercial aircraft.

Requirements

Requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
Experience in an Electrical Engineering role.
Hands-on troubleshooting experience.

Nice To Haves

Hardware requirements development including working with systems and subsystems teams to determine meaningful and testable requirements for the design.
Experience working with standard lab equipment for integration testing of hardware designs.
Ability to work collaboratively with team members and independently on assigned tasks.
Schematic capture of digital/analog mixed signal electrical circuit designs.
Printed board (PWB) layout expertise.
Interfacing with complex embedded devices (microprocessors, graphics processors, memory).
Digital logic device development (including FPGA and ASIC development).
Formal qualification experience (preferred DO-160 or MIL-STD-810/MIL-STD-461 standards).
Understanding of Design to Cost (DTC+), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT).

Responsibilities

Designing Circuit Cards for Avionics Computers.
Attend review or planning meetings to collaborate with other engineers on designs.
Trouble-shooting circuit cards or full computers design hardware in a lab environment.
Designing test solutions to prove design is compliant.
Oversee qualification testing and root cause any failures to this testing.
Mentoring and delegating tasks to less experienced engineers working the integration part of the KC-46 program.

Benefits

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 illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
Carrot Health to hormonal health, fertility, and family building
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
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs