Electrical Engineer II: Digital Hardware Design

Position Details

Date Posted:
Country:
United States of America

Location:

Fort Wayne, IN
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

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values. The Multi‑Product Power & Digital (MPD) department designs FPGAs, circuit cards, and electronics subassemblies for a range of products including missiles, radars, and electronic warfare systems. The team leverages digital, analog, and power design skills to provide support throughout the product lifecycle. The MPD department is seeking a Digital Hardware Design Engineer II to join our team.

You will leverage advanced technologies to create cutting‑edge solutions for sensor and effector products. You will partner with experienced multidisciplinary teams to define requirements, develop architectures, execute detailed design and simulations, and perform integration and verification tasks. You will document your designs within the appropriate configuration management tools and provide comprehensive engineering support throughout the product lifecycle. This position is an onsite role, located in Fort Wayne, IN.

• Assist with architecture development at the circuit card level.
• Design, analyze, test, and document digital electronics circuit card assemblies including embedded processors, FPGAs, memory, and industry standard interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART.
• Partner with senior engineers and ECAD drafters through stack‑up definition, pre‑/post‑route simulation (SI/PI), layout, and routing activities.
• Support integration and verification activities in engineering laboratories.
• Provide product tests and troubleshooting support.
• Understand and report execution status to the planned budget and schedule.
• Function as an individual contributor.
• Clearly present your work product to leadership.
• Engage in professional growth and development.

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior 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 with a schematic capture/circuit board layout CAD package.
• Experience working with standard lab equipment for integration and verification testing of hardware designs.

• One or more advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering or related STEM major. A suitable degree may be counted as 2 years of work experience.
• Experience with technical drawing packages for circuit assemblies.
• Experience with tests and troubleshooting of circuit card assemblies in a lab or production environment.
• Knowledge of a formal design process for circuit card assemblies.
• Experience maturing a design concept from the block diagram or requirements level to development of a complete, verified hardware design.
• Experience with printed circuit board (PCB) stackup definition.
• Experience guiding Electronic Computer‑Aided Design (ECAD) personnel through PCB layout and technical drawing creation.
• Siemens Xpedition: xDX Designer, xPCB Layout, and/or Hyperlynx.
• Experience communicating and documenting technical topics.
• Demonstrated ability to lead design efforts and/or small teams.

• Relocation based on candidate eligibility.
• 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.
• Eligibility for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs depending on level.

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 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.