Principal ECAD Engineer

Date Posted:

Location:

Huntsville, AL
Role:
Senior Engineer – Principal ECAD Designer
Type:
Onsite
Security Clearance:
Secret (must be U.S. citizen)

At RTX, we have more than 100 years of experience in engineering and defense. Our mission is to develop world‑class technologies that help our nation and allies protect freedoms and deter aggression.

• Responsible for printed circuit board (PCB) designs from conception to manufacturing beginning on day one
• Responsible for library part creation, schematic capture, component placement, routing, and generating Gerber/ODB++ files
• Responsible for documentation using the Mentor Graphics toolset
• Create designs for PCBs, flex and rigid‑flex assemblies
• Daily interface with electrical, mechanical and producibility engineering disciplines to ensure design requirements are captured and achieved
• Provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
• Understand the applications of technical theories and concepts in PCB design and manufacturing

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and eight (8) years of relevant experience
• Experience with Xpedition environment or equivalent software tool suite
• Experience with Mentor Graphics or equivalent design tools for PCB design
• Experience designing complex analog, digital, RF, or mixed‑technology PCBs
• Experience in at least three of the following:
  Placement, Routing, Auto‑router, Constraint Manager, xDM/xDM Library Client or equivalent library

• Active Secret DoD security clearance
• Experience with multi‑layer designs with HDI technology and/or high‑speed routing including DDR circuitry
• Experience with , Board Station with use of Librarian, Layout and Fablink
• Mechanical design understanding to interpret complex mechanical drawings related to PCBs
• Use of Blue Print to create complex PCB drawings
• Skills in Mentor’s Library Management System

Our values guide our actions:
Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation. This position is onsite in Huntsville, AL and is eligible for relocation assistance. The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD – 204,500 USD. The range is a good faith estimate and may vary based on experience, location, and key skills.

Benefits may include 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. Additional benefits may depend on business unit and union agreements.