Principal Electrical Engineer, Nuclear Effects; Onsite

Job Summary

The Mission Systems Environmental Effects Engineering team at Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to support multidisciplinary environments across strategic business units. The role involves product requirements capture, design, qualification testing, and nuclear radiation characterization of circuit card assemblies for radio and display systems, ensuring compliance with military standards such as MIL-STD‑461.

• Collaborate with multi‑discipline teams to develop hardware designs meeting system performance and operational specifications.
• Lead circuit card design lifecycle activities including requirements capture, schematic capture, design documentation, signal integrity analysis, board stack‑up creation, routing instruction coordination, and printed wiring board layout review.
• Perform test board population, troubleshooting, and execution of test plans and reports.
• Conduct qualification testing with nuclear engineers in total ionizing dose, neutron displacement damage, ionizing dose rate, and neutron single event effects environments.
• Advise on risk mitigation strategies, parts selection, and circuit design optimization.
• Manage documentation including nuclear test plans, reports, and contributions to preliminary and critical design reviews.
• Communicate technical results, present findings to customers and mid‑level managers, and coordinate with business development, finance, and operations.
• Independently handle multiple projects and tasks.

• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret/Secret clearance.
• BS or higher in Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Physics or related field.
• Minimum 8years of relevant electrical engineering experience (or Advanced Degree with 5years).
• Experience in PCB design, schematic capture, and PCB layout supervision.
• Proficiency with FPGAs, processors, DDR memory, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, USB, and RS‑232 interfaces.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time.

• Digital design background with RF experience.
• Hands‑on troubleshooting using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, etc.).
• Ability to read and understand electronic schematics.
• Statistical data reduction skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical writing and presentations.
• Self‑directed, able to meet cost, schedule, and performance objectives with minimal oversight.

• Specialized nuclear environments:
  Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics (TREE), Single Event Effects (SEE), Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP).

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching and separate retirement contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student loan repayment program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional pet, home, and auto insurance and additional coverage options.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption assistance.
• Autism benefit and Employee Assistance Plan.
• Healthy You incentives, wellness rewards, and virtual doctor visits.
• Child and elder care services, Bright Horizons.
• Teladoc Medical Experts and second opinion program.

107,500

USD – 204,500

USD (good faith estimate).

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, or any other applicable state or federal protected class.