Principal Electrical Engineer

RTX•Goleta, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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 Raytheon Electronic Warfare - Electrical and Electronics Engineering department in Goleta, California has an immediate opening for a highly experienced Principal Electrical Engineer to work on Electronic Warfare (EW) electronic product development for defense applications.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
Experience with power system design and analysis tools such as SPICE, SIMPLIS, schematic/layout design software, MATLAB/Simulink, Hyperlynx PI.
Experience with schematic capture, block diagrams, and parts lists for complex electronics.
Experience in testing electronic products using bench power supplies, signal/waveform generators, high-speed oscilloscopes, power supply stability testers, spectrum analyzers, and debugging tools.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing airborne electronic products with attendant size, weight, power, and cost requirements.
Electrical design and analysis with Mentor Graphics XPedition and HyperLynx.
Experience with design of high voltage and high current power conversion circuit assemblies including specification and selection of PCB materials, high voltage/high current transformers, inductors, and FETs, as well as implementing ADCs, DACs, and supporting analog circuits.
Experience with various switched-mode power supply topologies and modeling.
Experience with Radio Frequency (RF) components or specifications and creating POL supplies for RF circuitry.
Excellent written/verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Design advanced power conversion circuits and associated analog designs for Electronic Warfare (EW) & Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) products & subsystems.
Perform electrical design, perform design analysis, implement PCB design solutions, perform simulations, and perform analysis and testing of associated hardware in a laboratory setting.
Participate in product planning efforts including technology definition, specification creation, workload planning, and costing calculations.
Work in a fast paced and dynamic product development environment and provide technical expertise and leadership to other staff.
Act, when necessary, as cross-discipline independent product team lead (IPTL) or Responsible Engineer Authority (REA) for multiple projects and power supply subsystem designs.
Occasionally travel to supplier and customer sites for design reviews, integration, and testing activities.