Principal Power Electrical Engineer

Senior Power Engineer

Location:

Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Position type:
Onsite.

Eligibility: U.S. citizenship required. DoD Secret clearance required after day one.

• Design, analyze (including thermal considerations), simulate, and test power conversion circuitry, potentially utilizing standard non-isolated power conversion topologies (buck, boost, buck‑boost) including modules and discrete designs.
• Guide Electronic Computer‑Aided Design (ECAD) personnel through printed‑wire‑board (PWB) layout of power circuitry and technical drawing creation.
• Perform design work within the bounds of a given schedule.
• Present reviews of technical data to program leadership and technical staff.

• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in design, analysis, simulation, and/or test of linear converters.
• Experience with non‑isolated converter topologies: buck, boost, buck‑boost.
• Experience with analog electronic design and analysis, including FET, BJT, and/or Op‑amp circuits.
• Lab experience specific to power electronics and/or controls electronics.
• Demonstrated use of software tools for electrical circuit simulation and/or printed circuit board layout.
• Demonstrated ability to document designs and circuit performance verification.
• Demonstrated experience with fundamental power conversion concepts, components, and techniques.
• Demonstrated understanding of linear controls and motor drive techniques.
• Design, analysis, and/or test experience with isolated converter topologies: flyback, half‑bridge, full‑bridge, and/or push‑pull (design scope ideally includes stability).
• Experience with circuit card assembly‑level power architecture trades, and/or system‑level power architecture trades, including power converter specification development.
• Professional experience guiding ECAD personnel through printed‑wire‑board layout of power circuitry and technical drawing creation.
• Familiarity with circuit simulator SIMPLIS, Saber, and/or Mathcad.
• Experience with Mentor Graphics DxDesigner and/or Hyperlynx.
• Experience acting as a liaison between program and functional management.
• Experience with digital power control.
• Experience with military specifications.
• Experience with transformer and inductor design considerations.
• Design experience with electromagnetic interference (EMI) concerns.
• Design experience with voltages >400V and/or power >10kW.
• Experience with program management tools such as Earned Value.
• Experience with proposal development.
• Ability to design to meet concerns of adjacent disciplines, such as thermal, structural, mechanical, reliability, and quality.
• Ability to be a self‑starter and to function in a dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, communication, and time‑management skills.

Salary range: 107,500

USD – 204,500

USD.

This position is 100% onsite in Huntsville, AL and is eligible for relocation assistance.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.

-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

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. 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.