Senior Hardware Components Engineer; Onsite

Job Description

Senior Components Engineer – Mission Systems Hardware Engineering Department, Collins Aerospace (Raytheon).

Location:

Largo, FL or Marlborough, MA. Position Type:
Onsite.

• Work as a team member focusing on the mechanical and electrical design of circuit cards and housings for protected communications systems.
• Ensure parts control and standardization plans are implemented and executed.
• Review datasheets and compare technical characteristics of commercial off‑the‑shelf (COTS) components, recommend potential alternate part replacements.
• Generate procurement documentation and submit required program reports.
• Provide parts obsolescence support: investigate obsolescence issues, participate in trade studies, determine mitigation approaches, maintain action logs.
• Lead the technical obsolescence mitigation process for the program and may supervise certain team members.
• Use CAD tools to develop detailed mechanical/electrical design layouts and documentation.
• Handle financial reporting responsibilities, including earned‑value inputs, workload planning, and support for proposals.
• Travel as needed for installation and design verification.

• Background in components engineering with experience guiding component selection.
• Experience creating and peer‑reviewing procurement control drawings (e.g., Source Control Drawings or Vendor Item Control Drawings).
• Broad experience in mechanical and electrical hardware engineering.
• Experience with obsolescence reporting and tracking.
• Strong MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Typically requires a STEM degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience; an advanced degree is acceptable with at least 3 years of experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or similar) with minimum 6 years of relevant experience.
• Understanding of Tin Whisker risk, Gold Embrittlement risk, and experience with mitigation plans for military applications.
• Knowledge of qualification requirements for military applications and hardness‑critical items.
• Experience preparing customer and management briefings.
• Experience managing cost and schedule for program and project tasks, including associated reporting.
• Experience developing technical and cost proposals.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer match and additional retirement contribution, including Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement and student‑loan repayment programs.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional additional coverages: pet, home, auto, accident, critical illness, group legal,  protection.
• Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family‑planning programs.
• Autism benefit and Employee Assistance Plan with up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You incentives and wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand and virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts second‑opinion program.
• Potential relocation assistance.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other 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.