Principal Hardware Design Engineer

RTX • McKinney, TX

4d • $107,500 - $204,500 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Principal Hardware Design Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and developing advanced digital electronic systems that power next-generation aerospace and defense technologies. You will be involved in the complete hardware development lifecycle, from requirements definition and schematic design to testing, validation, and product deployment. This position is onsite in McKinney, TX.

Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in Digital Electronics Design.
• Experience in Schematic Capture.
• Experience in Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) Design.
• Experience in Requirements Capture and Traceability.
• Experience across hardware development phases from requirements and design through integration, test, qualification, and production.
• 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

• Knowledge of aerospace or defense product development standards and processes.
• Experience with Design to Cost (DTC+), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and Design for Test (DFT).
• Experience working on complex aerospace, defense, or safety-critical systems.
• Experience with Siemens EDA Xpedition Designer (Schematic Capture).
• Advanced knowledge of high-speed protocols, such as PCIe, Ethernet, and high-speed memory interfaces.
• Experience with performing circuit card assembly-level architecture trades, and/or with system-level power architecture trades.
• Experience with project management tools such as Earned Value and/or Agile Execution.
• Proposal development experience.
• Experience with intellectual property generation (patents & publications).

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to all phases of the hardware development lifecycle, from concept through qualification and production.
• Design and develop digital electronic circuits and Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) using schematic capture tools.
• Perform hardware verification, testing, and troubleshooting using engineering laboratory equipment.
• Partner with ECAD drafters through stack up definition, pre/post-route simulation (SI/PI), layout, and routing activities.
• Plan and execute integration and verification activities in engineering laboratories.
• Define schedules for circuit card and sub-system level tasking.
• Engage in personal technical growth and facilitate technical growth in peers and junior engineers.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance available.
• medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal