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U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance\n\nSecurity Clearance Type:\nDoD Clearance: Secret\n\nSecurity Clearance Status:\nActive and existing security clearance required after day 1At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.\nRaytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.\nRaytheon is seeking a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to support program area responsibilities for the Optics Center in the Optics Electronics Department.\nThis is an onsite position located in our McKinney, TX campus.\nWhat You Will Do\nLead trade studies and define architecture at the circuit card and/or sub-system level.\nEstablish a hierarchical decomposition of work when flowed down a set of requirements such that a large effort can be effectively managed.\nLead 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, Coaxpress, Aurora, Cameralink, I2C, SPI, and UART.\nPartner with ECAD drafters through stack up definition, pre/post-route simulation (SI/PI), layout, and routing activities.\nPlan and execute integration and verification activities in engineering laboratories.\nSupport root cause failure investigations.\nDrive execution to the planned budget and schedule.\nLead medium sized teams to success.\nCoach, review, and delegate work to junior engineers.\nServe as a subject-matter expert within discipline.\nLead internal and external technical reviews.\nSupport customer interactions and relations.\nContribute to product and technology roadmaps.\nMake improvements to processes, systems or products to enhance overall performance\nParticipate in the creation of proposals for both Cost and Technical Volumes.\nOccasional business travel may be required.\nEngage in personal technical growth and facilitate technical growth in peers and junior engineers.\nUtilize technical leadership as part of a cross-disciplinary product development team collaborating with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers.\nQualifications You Must Have\nTypically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience or an advanced degree in a related field with 7 years of experience.\nDesign experience interfacing with complex embedded devices (microprocessors, FPGAs, memory, high-speed transceivers).\nExperience maturing design concepts from the block diagram or requirements level to development of complete, verified digital designs.\nExperience with a schematic capture/circuit board layout CAD package.\nExperience working with standard lab equipment for integration and verification testing of hardware designs.\nQualifications We Prefer\nAdvanced degrees in Electrical Engineering or a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major.\nExperience designing at the circuit card stack level to meet concerns of adjacent disciplines, such as thermal, structural, mechanical, reliability, and quality.\nExperience with embedded test techniques, design for test, design for manufacturing, and/or design margin analysis.\nExperience with a formal design process for circuit card assemblies.\nProven ability to debug and resolve complex hardware issues during integration and qualification testing.\nAdvanced knowledge of high-speed protocols, such as PCIe, Ethernet, and high-speed memory interfaces.\nSiemens Xpedition: xDX Designer.\nExperience with complex, multi-lamination circuit card assemblies with 16+ layers.\nExpertise with Xpedition's Constraint Editor System (CES), routing practices for high-speed signals, and guiding Electronic Computer-Aided Design (ECAD) personnel through PCB layout and technical drawing creation.\nExperience with FPGA code development or software.\nExperience with performing circuit card assembly-level architecture trades, and/or with system-level power architecture trades.\nExperience documenting technical topics and presenting to customers and senior leadership.\nDemonstrated ability to lead successful teams.\nExperience managing technical, cost, and schedule risks and opportunities with project management tools such as Earned Value and/or Agile Execution.\nExperience communicating and documenting technical topics and presenting to customers and management.\nExperience leading a program transition from development to production.\nProposal development experience.\nExperience with intellectual property generation (patents & publications).\nDemonstrated mentorship of junior engineers.\nWhat We Offer\nA total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.\nOur values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, Innovation, and Safety.\nRelocation assistance available.\nLearn More & Apply Now!\nEmployees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.\nThis position requires onsite work in McKinney, TX: North Texas: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-north-texas-location\nThis position requires security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm \nAs part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.\nThe salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.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 anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.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. 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