Senior Electrical Engineer: Digital Hardware Design

Position Overview

Date Posted:

Location:

Fort Wayne, IN (US-IN-FT WAYNE-150A ~ 1010 Production Rd ~ BLDG 150A)
Role Type:
Onsite
Security Clearance:
Secret (DoD) – Active and existing clearance required after day one, U.S. citizenship required.

• Assist with requirements decomposition and trade studies.
• Define architecture at the circuit card level.
• Lead the design, analysis, test, and documentation of digital electronics circuit card assemblies including embedded processors, FPGAs, memories, and industry‑standard interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART.
• Partner with ECAD drafters for stack‑up definition, pre/post‑route simulation, layout, and routing activities.
• Plan and execute integration and verification activities in engineering laboratories.
• Provide product test and troubleshoot support.
• Support root‑cause failure investigations.
• Define schedules for circuit card‑level tasking and drive execution to the planned budget and schedule.
• Lead individual designs and/or small teams with minimal managerial oversight.
• Support internal and external technical reviews.
• Engage in knowledge transfer activities and mentor junior engineers.

• Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) with at least five years of relevant experience.
• Design, analysis, simulation, and/or test experience with digital electronic circuit designs including processors, FPGAs, high‑speed transceivers, DDR, and flash memories.
• Experience maturing design concepts from block diagram or requirements to verified digital designs.
• Expertise with schematic capture and circuit board layout CAD package.
• Experience with standard laboratory equipment for integration and verification testing of hardware designs.

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field.
• Embedded test techniques, design for test, design for manufacturing, and/or design margin analysis experience.
• Formal design process for circuit card assemblies.
• Hardware debugging and resolution skills during integration and qualification testing.
• Knowledge of high‑speed protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, and high‑speed memory interfaces.
• Experience with Siemens Xpedition (xDX Designer, xPCB Layout, Hyper‑Lynx signal/power integrity). Experience with complex 16‑ to 32‑layer circuit card assemblies.
• Knowledge of software and/or FPGA code development.
• Experience documenting technical topics and presenting to leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams to achieve schedule, budget, and technical commitments.
• Project management tools experience (Earned Value, Agile Execution).
• Proposal development experience.

• Annual salary range: $86,800 – $165,200 USD, based on experience.
• Relocation support – based on eligibility.
• Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid time off, holidays.
• Performance‑based incentive compensation (annual short‐term and long‑term programs, dependent on business and employee performance).
• Values:
  Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

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, veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section
503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.