Full Time Raytheon 2026 - Digital ASIC/FPGA Design Electrical Engineer I

Date Posted: 2026-08-03 | Location: McKinney, Texas (onsite) | U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret security clearance is mandatory.

About the role

Raytheon Intelligence & Space is seeking an Entry-Level Digital Design Engineer to support product development for defense applications. The selected candidate will contribute to the development of ASICs and/or Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) designs by supporting requirements development, architecture implementation, design, analysis, and laboratory testing. Working under the guidance of experienced engineers, the candidate will assist in translating system-level requirements into hardware designs and help verify functionality through simulation and hands-on testing. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and may require occasional business-related travel.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of verification plans
• Build and maintain test benches (using UVM)
• Debug simulation failures
• Create and run test cases
• Support functional coverage
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams, including systems, mechanical, and software engineers
• Support engineering reviews, documentation, and verification activities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related STEM major
• Experience with FPGAs (Xilinx/Altera), RTL design (Verilog/VHDL), and simulation tools
• Understanding of digital design concepts (state machines, pipelining, clocks, resets, etc.)
• Debugging skills using waveforms and logs
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Shell

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FPGA design and design process
• Experience with testbench generation
• Experience with UVM (Universal Verification Methodology)
• Experience building test benches and verification components

Pay

The salary range for this role is $57,200 – $108,800 USD.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance and short-term/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 (eligibility dependent on role level and collective-bargaining agreement coverage)