Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electronics Engineer

Location:

Goleta, CA (Onsite). Security Clearance: U.S. Citizen required; active DoD Secret clearance required. Salary range: $95,500 - $181,700.

• Design electronic circuits and subsystems for defense applications, including advanced digital interface design, FPGA‑based high‑speed circuits, DAC/ADC interfaces, DDR3/4/5, Ethernet copper and optical interfaces.
• Develop low‑ and medium‑power bias power conversion circuitry; support program‑level design and REA oversight; participate in RVS program‑level bidding and proposal development.
• Create schematics, component selection, and specification generation; use ECAD tools for circuit card layout and verify layout design.
• Conduct worst‑case circuit analysis and derating, design obsolescence evaluation, and failure investigations.
• Support on‑site laboratory product development, manufacturing support, and system integration test; generate acceptance test procedures.
• Provide supplier support, including high‑speed interface circuit and component specification control drawings, review of supplier manufacturing and design processes, and qualification support.

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with at least 5 years related experience, or an advanced degree with 3 years experience.
• Experience leading program development for commercial, defense and/or space industries, completing designs on schedule and within budget.
• Proficiency in digital and interface circuit design for FPGA‑based and mixed‑signal applications; use timing analysis methods.
• Power conversion design experience for airborne/space applications; DCDC, ACDC up to 100W.
• Experience with SPICE, schematic/layout tools, Matlab, ADS, and electronic product testing devices (power supplies, generators, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers).
• Signal Integrity and Power Integrity (SIPI) analysis using tools such as Hyper Lynx, SiMetrix, LTSpice.

• Experience in all phases of the engineering lifecycle.
• Digital FPGA‑based circuit design (AMD, Intel, Micro Chip, Lattice) and related ADCs/DACs.
• Electrical design and analysis with Altium, Mentor Graphics XPedition, Hyper Lynx/Hyperlynx PI, SiMetrix, LTSpice.
• Design of CCAs with power conversion integrated circuits.
• Demonstrated success in fast‑paced, dynamic product development environments.
• Proficiency with SIPI analysis.

Competitive salary, healthcare, wellness and work/life benefits, career development and recognition programs, parental leave, flexible work schedules, educational assistance, and relocation assistance. Additional benefits depend on the business unit.

U.S. citizenship required. Must maintain a DoD Secret clearance, active at day
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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.