Principal Hardware Design Engineer

What You Will Do

• Circuit and sub-system architecture, design, modeling, simulation, and verification.
• Integration and test at component, CCA, and subsystem levels.
• Transition to production and technical support to manufacturing and test engineers.
• Occasional travel to supplier, integration, and customer sites may be required.
• Opportunities to manage small projects or processes within area of responsibility.
• 1st shift role, 100% on‑site & based in either Tewksbury or Marlborough, MA, with travel between multiple MA sites anticipated.

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Combined experience in two or more of the following areas:
  • Digital Design (Requirements development through Build and Test)
  • RF/Analog Design (Requirements development through Build and Test)
  • Production testing and troubleshooting circuits
  • Experience with design simulation tools (e.g., Hyper Lynx, LTSpice) and analytical tools (e.g., Matlab)
  • Experience with design development tools (e.g., Mentor Graphics Xpedition schematic capture and layout)
  • Experience leading a complete design or small team to complete a design
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Experience interfacing and testing with Digital to Analog Converters (D/A) and Analog to Digital Converters (A/D).
• Experience with various digital high‑speed interfaces such as JESD
  204B, Memory (DDR3, DDR4), SERDES, 10G+ Ethernet, Fiber Channel.
• Background in FPGA hardware inference designs including SERDES, LVDS chip‑to‑chip and board‑to‑board.
• Understanding of allocating and flowing down requirements from system to component level.
• Knowledge of cost estimating, plus budget and schedule management.
• Experience working in a laboratory environment using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, phase noise analyzer (PNA), and spectrum analyzer to test and verify digital and mixed‑signal circuits and systems.
• Experience in a production environment.
• Experience in technical writing, proposal writing, and oral presentations.
• Active/existing Secret U.S. Security Clearance.

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
• The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD.
• 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 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.