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RTX · 5 months ago

Principal Hardware Design & Test Engineer

MA131: Tewksbury, MA Bldg 1 Assabet 50 Apple Hill Drive Assabet - Building 1, Tewksbury, MA, 01876 USA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$101K/yr - $203K/yr

8+ years exp

RTX is a company dedicated to helping the nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression through advanced engineering solutions. They are seeking a Principal Hardware Design & Test Engineer who will be responsible for the design, analysis, and hands-on integration and testing of RF components and subsystems, ensuring high-quality production and continuous improvement.

AerospaceManufacturingSecuritySensorTelecommunications

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead the technical investigation and resolution of design, build, and test issued identified on Receiver Exciter subsystems, CCAs, and components

RF/Microwave circuit and sub-system 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

Lead small project or processes improvements within area of responsibility

Lead circuit card and subassembly design updates to resolve obsolescence and producibility issues

Qualification

Microwave/RF designRoot-Cause Corrective ActionMentor Graphics DesignerTechnical writingTesting RF componentsDesign for manufacturabilityMATLABAnalytical skillsContinuous improvementTeam leadership

Required

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum 8 years' of prior work experience OR an Advanced degree and minimum 5 years' of prior work experience

Experience with Microwave / RF system, subsystem and/or component analysis, design and test

Experience leading analysis / Root-Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations; Preferably with supplier and factory issues

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Secret security clearance post-start is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Preferred

Experience with testing and troubleshooting RF and Microwave component/subsystem such as up-converters, down converters, power amplifiers, waveform generators, RF modulators, and limiters

Background in designing for manufacturability, producibility, and cost constraints, which includes yield and margin analysis

Technical writing and formal presentation experience

Experience leading and growing a multi-discipline engineering team

Experience working in both engineering design and production environments

Experience with any of the following tools: Mentor Graphics Designer, PSPICE, System Vision, MATLAB, Mathcad, IDL, Computer Simulation Technologies (CST), Microwave Design Studio, High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) and Advanced Design System (ADS)

Technical background in any of the following areas: Cascade analysis and/or frequency planning, Filter design and fabrication, Circuit card assembly and fabrication, High speed data converter test / characterization, Low Noise RF source design and test experience

Benefits

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

Holidays

Company

RTX

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RTX is comprised of three market-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – working as one to answer the biggest questions and solve the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.

Founded in 1922

Arlington, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees