Product Development Engineer

Position Overview

Date Posted:
Country:
United States of America

Location:

US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WD ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING D BLDG
Role Type:
Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
Active and transferable U.S. government‑issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. Security Clearance Type:
DoD Clearance:
Secret. Status:
Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government‑issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

The Hardware Engineering Team at Raytheon provides engineering design and development services to a wide range of products. The Critical Item Production Readiness (CPR) department is dedicated to ensuring that every product we develop is designed with its entire production lifecycle in mind. CPR is seeking a Product Development Engineer (PDE) to join our team. The PDE section is responsible for internal design activities, providing the expertise that optimizes electronic hardware designs for producibility.

The PDE section provides electrical circuit design, strategic procurement relationships, and assembly services through project leadership to achieve cycle time, technology, and cost goals.

As a Product Development Engineer (PDE), you will serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in manufacturability for several programs, with a specific focus on the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) product lifecycle. Your expertise will be instrumental in ensuring the successful production of PCBs and CCAs by influencing critical design decisions during the development cycle. This role directly contributes to the overall affordability, reliability, and efficiency of our manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities include:

• Utilize in‑depth understanding of PCB or CCA manufacturing processes to guide design teams in making informed decisions regarding bill of material (BOM) component selection, termination finishes, placement, bonding or coating material selection/application, rework methods, industry best practices, explain IPC specs, and the creation of clear drawing notes.
• Lead and facilitate team meetings, track actions and status, and foster efficient communication between design engineers, supply chain teams, 3rd‑party suppliers, and program leadership to ensure alignment of goals and expectations.
• Host and facilitate design reviews and collaborate with a multi‑disciplined design team which takes PCB and CCA designs from inception to manufacturing.
• Support suppliers, including travel for onsite support, enable efficient communication between RTX stakeholders and suppliers, disposition supplier requests and manufacturing defects, review supplier data and lessons learned to ensure product excellence and continual improvement, and help stand‑up circuit card assembly testing at a supplier.
• Mentor teammates on industry knowledge of circuit card assembly manufacturing and IPC specs.
• Drive design, procurement and build schedule to meet program need dates.
• Generate drawing notes and review Technical Data Package (TDP) to ensure adherence to IPC specs.
• Perform design for manufacturability analyses.
• Manage BOM (Bill of Material) development to ensure optimal CCA manufacturing and rework.

Typical qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience with any combination of the following:

• PCB manufacturing
• Circuit card assembly
• Experience with and understanding of IPC and MIL specifications and design guides.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Detailed Circuit Card Assembly process knowledge and the ability to drive component placement, component selection and material selection with a positive effect on CCA manufacturability.
• Capability of achieving alignment and collaboration between the various disciplines within the RTX Design community to reach organizational and programmatic objectives.
• Expe…