ECAD Section Lead - Effector Digital Products

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. The ability to obtain and maintain an active, existing U.S. government issued DoD Secret security clearance is required after day one.

About the role

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. The Effector Digital Products Department is seeking an Electrical Engineering Leader with strong experience in ECAD, Digital Design Layout, engineering management, components, obsolescence, PCB manufacturing, and Circuit Card Assembly. This position is 100% onsite in Tucson, Arizona.

Responsibilities

• Manage a section of 10 to 20 engineers.
• Provide career and technical mentoring.
• Lead functional and cross-disciplinary teams to meet organizational goals and project needs.
• Support hiring (resume reviews, interviews, etc.).
• Elicit and compile performance feedback to support Performance Development.
• Hold required formal Mid-Year and Year-End Performance Development (PD) discussions where compiled feedback, key strengths, and development needs are conveyed.
• Support and/or drive department initiatives and strategic goals.
• Ensure effective and efficient program execution through active engagement with program IPTs.
• Actively participate on the functional leadership team supporting Electrical Products business activities at Raytheon.
• Contribute technical expertise in ECAD, layout best practices, and PCB development.
• Perform electrical component evaluation and validation for design and usage within the intended product environment.
• Conduct Printed Circuit Board and Circuit Card Assembly producibility and manufacturability reviews, including design-to-cost and yield improvements.
• Engage in digital circuit design, digital architecture development, or ECAD leadership supporting complex digital hardware solutions.
• Create and document Printed Circuit Board (PCB) designs from conception to manufacturing, including library part creation, schematic capture, component placement, routing, gerber/ODB++ generation, and associated documentation using Mentor Graphics and BluePrint.

Qualifications

You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in electrical component evaluation and validation for design and usage within the intended product environment.
• Experience with Printed Circuit Board and Circuit Card Assembly producibility and manufacturability reviews, including design-to-cost and yield improvements.
• Experience in digital circuit design, digital architecture development, or ECAD leadership supporting complex digital hardware solutions.
• Experience creating and documenting Printed Circuit Board (PCB) designs from conception to manufacturing, including library part creation, schematic capture, component placement, routing, gerber/ODB++ generation, and associated documentation using Mentor Graphics and BluePrint.

We Prefer

• An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for 2 additional years of experience.
• Experience in communication with suppliers and cross-functional disciplines (mechanical, supply chain, quality, etc.).
• Electrical Product project management, including meeting coordination, action item tracking, and schedule management.
• Experience serving as a Responsible Engineering Authority (REA), Control Account Manager (CAM), and/or Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL).
• Experience in failure investigation, root cause identification, and corrective action implementation.
• Experience in development of technical proposals, engineering project estimates, and/or white papers.
• Experience in requirements verification test planning and execution.
• Experience creating and presenting professional-level design documentation to company leadership and program customers.

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 and holidays.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (payments not guaranteed and dependent on individual, business unit, and company performance).

This position offers relocation.

Pay

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 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.

Location

This role is based in Tucson, AZ. Tucson has a friendly, caring, and laid-back atmosphere, combined with the innovation and energy of a metropolitan region. Surrounded by beautiful mountains and the Sonoran Desert, Tucson is known for its bright blue skies and more than 310 sunny days per year.