Electrical Engineer II - Hardware; Onsite

The Resilient Connectivity Products (RCP) Hardware Technologies team is seeking a Hardware Electrical Engineer II to help develop the next generation of advanced communication systems in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

This role focuses on high‑speed digital electronics that power mission‑critical communication products—including advanced software‑defined radios and data links used across ground, airborne, and space platforms. The engineer will support the full lifecycle of circuit card development—from requirements and schematic capture through PCB layout, build, integration, testing, and final design verification.

• Perform circuit card design lifecycle activities including requirements capture, schematic capture, design documentation, signal‑integrity analysis, creation of board stackup and routing instructions, coordination and review of printed wiring board layout, creation of test plans, root‑cause analysis, testing, and integration.
• Design, document, verify, support, test and troubleshoot digital hardware for communication products using electrical engineering principles and techniques. Designs may include the use of FPGA, processors, and DDR memory components, and industry interfaces such as Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART.
• Collaborate with a multi‑discipline team of engineers to develop proven hardware designs that meet system performance and operational specifications.
• Contribute to new product development, as well as both engineering and production test hardware that include circuit card assemblies (CCA’s), test fixtures, test interface adapters, and cabling.

• Become a subject‑matter expert in high‑speed digital design.
• Gain hands‑on experience with technologically advanced communication/radio hardware in production.
• Broaden your knowledge and open the door to many possibilities—leadership, promotional opportunities, and direct customer interfacing.

• Typically requires a STEM degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field.
• Prior experience with schematic capture of electrical circuit designs and PCB layout, including familiarity with tools such as Siemens/Mentor Graphics Xpedition, Altium, Cadence Allegro, EAGLE, KiCAD, etc.

• Experience with digital electronics such as processors, FPGAs, high‑speed transceivers, DDR, and flash memories.
• Experience overseeing PCB layout constraint guidelines and routing, layout fabrication, and assembly.
• Experience with Hyper Lynx (or similar) for performing signal‑integrity and timing analyses.
• Familiarity with commercial off‑the‑shelf test equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power supplies, etc.).
• Familiarity with designing and integrating circuit cards, test fixtures, and/or cables.
• Experience with Agile for hardware development, including planning, tracking, and managing hardware development projects in JIRA.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student loan repayment program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal,  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
• Relocation support may be available
• And more!

The role is onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance. The salary range for this role is $68,900 – $131,100 USD.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.