Digital Design Hardware Electrical Engineer II; Onsite

Job Information

Date Posted:  Country:
United States of America

Location:

US-CA-EL SEGUNDO-R01 ~ 2000 E Imperial Hwy ~ BLDG R01 Position Role Type:
Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Security Clearance Type:
DoD Clearance:
Secret Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1.

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Raytheon is seeking a highly motivated Digital Hardware Design Engineer to join our hardware engineering team. In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, verification, and validation of airborne radar hardware for defense and aerospace applications. You will work closely with experienced engineers on RTL development, FPGA/ASIC design, simulation, and hardware bring‑up for cutting‑edge technologies. This position is ideal for candidates passionate about digital hardware, digital logic design, aerospace systems, radar technologies, and solving complex engineering challenges in multidisciplinary and collaborative teams.

• Design and implement digital hardware blocks using Verilog/System Verilog or VHDL
• Develop RTL for FPGA and/or ASIC-based systems
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical design reviews
• Create and execute simulation test benches for functional verification
• Debug RTL, simulation, synthesis, and hardware integration issues
• Collaborate with verification, physical design, firmware, and system engineering teams
• Support FPGA prototyping, lab bring‑up, and silicon validation activities
• Analyze timing, area, power, and performance tradeoffs
• Document designs, test plans, and engineering results
• Learn and apply industry‑standard EDA tools and design methodologies

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) major obtained by start date.
• Strong understanding of digital logic design fundamentals, including coursework or academic project experience in:
  Basic circuit fundamentals, digital logic design, and RTL design, FPGA or ASIC development and workflows, VLSI/Microelectronics design and Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Hardware description languages such as Verilog, System Verilog, and/or VHDL, Simulation, debugging tools, and timing analysis.

• Internship or co‑op experience in hardware engineering
• Experience with FPGA development boards and lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers)
• Proficiency with industry tools, such as:
  Xilinx/AMD Vivado or Intel Quartus, Model Sim or Questa, MATLAB/Simulink
• Knowledge or exposure to:
  Radar systems, digital signal processing, or FPGA‑based signal processing pipelines, High‑speed interfaces (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, JESD
  204, DDR), Embedded processors, SoC architectures, or hardware/software integration, Programming in Python, C/C++, or scripting languages
• Hands‑on lab/debug experience and participation in robotics, semiconductor, or hardware design projects
• Understanding of airborne or ruggedized hardware environments

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