Principal Electrical Engineer - Production Hardware

RTX•Tucson, AZ

21d•$107,500 - $204,500•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon’s Air Launched Effector Guidance Systems (ALEGS) Department is hiring a Principal Electrical Engineer for Production Hardware in Tucson, Arizona. The role supports program execution across cost, schedule, and technical oversight throughout the product lifecycle, providing resources for development and sustainment of airborne electrical products. The engineer works with multidisciplinary teams on electrical products and production activities. The position involves hands-on work with digital, analog, and/or RF hardware, including testing and debugging complex circuit card assemblies and electromechanical systems. The engineer coordinates with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and other Engineering disciplines to document concurrence and resolve issues during production, testing, and integration. The role is onsite, on first shift, with travel of less than 10% annually. The work schedule is 9/80, with every other Friday off. The role offers opportunities to develop knowledge of electrical components, circuit card assemblies, RF, analog, digital, and/or mixed-signal circuit design or analysis; earn an RTX Core Certification; and receive Raytheon Responsible Engineer Authority (REA) training. Relocation eligibility is available. The position requires U.S. citizenship and an active, transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance before the start date; the posting also specifies the ability to obtain an interim clearance before the start date.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related STEM field.
A minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
Experience with RF, analog, digital, and/or mixed-signal circuit design or analysis and/or digital signal processing.
Familiarity with laboratory equipment such as waveform generators, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and/or network analyzers.
Experience leading technical projects, failure investigations, or issue-resolution efforts.
U.S. citizenship; only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.
An active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance is required before the start date; ability to obtain an interim U.S. government-issued security clearance is also stated as required before the start date.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Root-Cause Corrective Action investigations.
Experience performing electrical engineering design for circuit card assemblies, electro-optical systems, RF, seeker/sensor, or electronic subsystems, including circuit design, CCA assembly, electrical test, production and supplier support, test equipment, test automation scripting, test conduction, sensor control, printed circuit board fabrication, CCA processes, and related industry specifications.
Experience with Mentor Graphics Designer, PSPICE, System Vision, MATLAB, Mathcad, IDL, CST, Microwave Design Studio, HFSS, ADS, signal generators, oscilloscopes, and spectrum analyzers.
Familiarity with missile communication transceivers and data links, inertial measurement units, and GPS receiver subsystems.
Experience with subsystem integration and test, post-test flight analysis, problem investigation, Statistical Process Control methods for production yield improvement, technical writing, formal presentations, and implementing Engineering Change Notices.
Ability to work independently and with a small technical team.

Responsibilities

Drive program execution, including cost, schedule, and technical oversight throughout the product lifecycle.
Provide resources to support development and sustainment activities for airborne electrical products.
Test and debug complex circuit card assemblies and electromechanical systems involving digital, analog, and/or RF hardware.
Coordinate with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and other Engineering disciplines to achieve and document concurrence and resolve issues during production, testing, and integration.
Lead technical projects, failure investigations, or issue-resolution efforts.
Provide technical oversight and direction, cost estimation, tracking and reporting, coordination, preparation of detailed technical team reports, and proposal support, as applicable.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Short-term disability insurance
Long-term disability insurance
401(k) match
Flexible spending accounts
Flexible work schedules
Employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
Parental leave
Paid time off
Holidays
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.
Relocation eligibility