Principal Electrical Engineering Team Lead - Computing Solutions

RTX•Melbourne, FL

3d•$107,500 - $204,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Computing Solutions Department (CSD) within Displays, Computing, and Networking (DCN) is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to support the development of next‑generation avionics computing platforms. Our platforms incorporate airborne electronic hardware such as FPGAs, ASICs, and MPSoCs, and interface with key avionics protocols including ARINC 429, Ethernet, AFDX, PCIe, CAN, RS‑232, DDR, I2C, and SPI. This role will contribute by leading a Hardware engineering team to delivering a product-line computing platform, associated certification plans, and lifecycle artifacts that enable reuse across future avionics solutions.

Requirements

Typically 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.
Hardware domain knowledge of development and verification lifecycle activities and production of the associated artifacts.
Proven design experience leading CCA design from concept through production: Includes working with schematic capture and PCB layout tools, demonstrated knowledge of analog, digital and mixed signal design principles, experience with PCB layout constraints.
Experience conducting and participating in formal design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR).
Familiarity with industry standards such as IPC‑2221, IPC‑A‑610, MIL‑STD‑461/810/704, DO‑160, or similar.
Ability to interpret and decompose system-level requirements into hardware design requirements.
Experience providing technical leadership to a small engineering team (e.g., task direction, mentoring, reviewing work products, coordinating development activities).

Nice To Haves

Understanding and application of certification objectives (DO-254, AC 20-152A) including COTS Device Assessments and managing complex component errata.
Understanding of Design to Cost (DTC+), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT)
Knowledge of MPSoC-based architectures and board-level integration of heterogeneous processing elements (e.g., ARM cores, FPGA fabric, high-speed I/O).
Experience establishing hardware reference architectures and developing product-line solutions that enable reuse, scalability, and consistent design patterns across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities

Lead circuit card and sub-level module development, product certification, product transition, and product sustainment over the life cycle of the design.
Serve as the Certification Focal, owning the Plan for Hardware Aspects of Certification (PHAC) as well as hardware development and verification plans
Execute solutions with a product‑line focus to maximize reuse of lifecycle artifacts.
Drive technical issue resolution, risk identification, and mitigation planning.
Lead cross-functional engineering teams (EE, ME, FPGA, Systems, Manufacturing, Test) through development, integration, verification and project design reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR).

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
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
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