DirectJobHub
Jobs · Design · Arizona

Section Lead-Effector Digital Products

Raytheon · Tucson, AZ · 2 wk ago
On-siteDesignFull-time

Date Posted: 2026-08-12 | Location: Tucson, AZ | Onsite role | U.S. citizenship required for active and transferable DoD Secret security clearance on day 1.

About the Role

The Effector Digital Products Department is seeking an electrical engineering leader with experience in engineering management, design, test, and integration. The Section Leader will utilize advanced technical knowledge in FPGA/ASIC Design/Verification and/or Digital CCA Design, and understand the impact of this work on other areas of the organization. Responsibilities will be split between supporting program(s) as an engineer (~90%) and providing functional leadership to the section (~10%). This position is 100% onsite in Tucson, Arizona.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a section of 15 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.

Engineering Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver production quality FPGA releases from initial proof of concept up to production.
  • Architect FPGA-based systems to determine parts, interfaces, and Concept of Operations (CONOPS).
  • Translate system level requirements into FPGA requirements.
  • Design and code in VHDL for reliability and maintainability.
  • Verify designs utilizing self-checking techniques with directed and constrained random tests, while tracking functional and code coverage.
  • Demonstrate technical expertise in digital signal processing, FPGA/ASIC design/verification, CCA design, integration and test of radar hardware, and/or system architecture.
  • Lead functional or cross-disciplinary teams to meet organizational goals and project needs.
  • Design, analysis, simulation, test, and integration of digital electronic modules and/or CCAs for Missile applications.
  • Circuit card design including hardware designs with processors, FPGAs, memory, and industry interfaces, such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART.

Requirements

You Must Have:

  • Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
  • FPGA or ASIC design and/or verification.
  • Integration and test of radar hardware or system architecture.
  • Digital CCA design.
  • Digital signal processing.

We Prefer:

  • An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for 2 additional years of experience.
  • Experience serving as a Responsible Engineering Authority (REA), Control Account Manager (CAM), and/or Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL).
  • Failure investigation, root cause identification, and corrective action implementation.
  • Development of technical proposals, engineering project estimates, and/or white papers.
  • 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 (dependent on role level and collective-bargaining agreement).
  • Relocation assistance.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $107,500 - $204,500 USD. The 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 position is 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 offers over 310 sunny days per year, allowing residents to enjoy the outdoors year-round.

Similar jobs