Principal Digital Hardware Design Engineer -Onsite

Principal Digital Hardware Design Engineer

Location:

McKinney, TX (onsite)

Security Clearance:
DoD Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

• Drive requirements decomposition.
• Lead trade studies and define architecture at the circuit card and/or sub‑system level.
• Lead the design, analysis, test, and documentation of digital electronics circuit card assemblies including embedded processors, FPGAs, memories, and industry standard interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART.
• Partner with ECAD drafters through stack up definition, pre/post‑route simulation (SI/PI), layout, and routing activities.
• Plan and execute integration and verification activities in engineering laboratories.
• Provide product tests and troubleshooting support; support root‑cause failure investigations.
• Define schedules for circuit card and sub‑system level tasking.
• Drive execution to the planned budget and schedule.
• Identify and manage project risks and opportunities.
• Lead medium sized teams to success.
• Coach, review, and delegate work to junior engineers.
• Serve as a subject‑matter expert within discipline.
• Lead internal and external technical reviews.
• Support customer interactions and relations.
• Contribute to product and technology roadmaps.
• Make improvements to processes, systems or products to enhance overall performance.
• Engage in personal technical growth and facilitate technical growth in peers and junior engineers.

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and at least 8 years of relevant experience.
• Significant design experience interfacing with complex embedded devices (microprocessors, FPGAs, memory, high‑speed transceivers).
• Robust experience maturing design concepts from requirements to complete, verified digital designs.
• Expertise with a schematic capture/circuit board layout CAD package.
• Experience working with standard lab equipment for integration and verification testing of hardware designs.

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field.
• Experience designing at the circuit card stack level considering thermal, structural, mechanical, reliability, and quality.
• Experience with embedded test techniques, design for test, design for manufacturing, and/or design margin analysis.
• Experience with a formal design process for circuit card assemblies.
• Proven ability to debug and resolve complex hardware issues during integration and qualification testing.
• Advanced knowledge of high‑speed protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, and high‑speed memory interfaces.
• Experience with Siemens Xpedition (xDX Designer, xPCB Layout, and/or Hyperlynx) signal/power integrity tools.
• Experience with multi‑lamination circuit card assemblies (16–32 layers).
• Expertise with Xpedition Constraint Editor System (CES) and routing for high‑speed signals.
• Experience with FPGA code development or software.
• Experience with circuit card assembly‑level architecture trades and/or system‑level power architecture trades.
• Experience documenting technical topics and presenting to customers and senior leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to lead successful teams.
• Experience managing technical, cost, and schedule risks and opportunities.
• Experience with project management tools such as Earned Value and/or Agile Execution.
• Experience leading a program transition from development to production.
• Proposal development experience.
• Experience with intellectual property generation (patents & publications).
• Demonstrated mentorship of junior engineers.

We value Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation. This position offers relocation assistance based on candidate eligibility. The salary range is $107,500 – $204,500 USD. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and 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. Eligibility for annual incentive compensation and other benefits depends on the specific business unit and collective‑bargaining agreement.

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. 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.