Senior Analog Electrical Engineer (Sign On Bonus Eligible)

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 1.

About the role

RTX BBN Technologies is one of RTX’s premier research and development centers. Our diverse research portfolio combines the best technologies to deliver innovative, custom solutions with real-world benefit. At RTX BBN Technologies, we invent new science by applying radical cross-disciplinary techniques to prototype systems in order to prove concept viability.

This role is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where BBN's scientists and engineers are working to advance the state-of-the-art on topics ranging from secure communications (underwater and in space) to quantum cryptography and computing. BBN offers the opportunity to perform exciting and revolutionary research that solves important problems in an exciting, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of custom electronics hardware for real-time embedded systems.
• Leverage knowledge of analog and digital circuit designs to create custom R&D hardware.
• Lead a project team designing, analyzing, and prototyping innovative multi-domain system architectures.
• Solve challenging real-world problems, including:
  • Developing real-time control system architectures to affect the performance of physical systems.
  • Designing and developing custom hardware to implement sophisticated detection, classification, localization, and tracking (DCLT) algorithms against state-of-the-art threats in high-noise environments.
  • Designing and developing experimental hardware for real-time sensor processing systems, quantum information systems, integrated photonic systems, and other physical sciences pursuits.
  • Supporting implementation and evaluation of real-time systems in realistic mission scenarios and conducting operational analysis.

Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience, or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated leadership of end-to-end electrical engineering projects with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in analog and digital circuit design used to analyze physical phenomena (e.g., acoustics, optics, vibration, electro-magnetics, etc.).
• Experience working with high-speed serial interfaces such as Ethernet, PCIe, sFPDP, and SPI.
• Experience writing formal test procedures, designing and conducting board-level tests, and proficiency in the use of electronic test and measurement equipment.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Design experience using Altera and Xilinx FPGA/CPLD.
• Experience in analog sensor interface design utilizing ICP, CVLD, Acoustic and IR transducers, including anti-aliasing/reconstruction filter design, and A/D and D/A interfacing.
• Ability to perform circuit simulation and analysis using Spice, LT Spice, and MATLAB.
• Experience in low power electronics design for use in battery-powered applications.
• Product certification understanding based on military and commercial standards; UL/FCC, MIL-STD-810, 461, 704.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package including:
  • Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short/long-term disability.
  • 401(k) match.
  • Flexible spending accounts.
  • Flexible work schedules.
  • Employee assistance program.
  • Employee Scholar Program (educational assistance).
  • Parental (including paternal) leave.
  • Paid time off and holidays.
  • Achievement awards.
  • Child/adult backup care.
• Relocation assistance available.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (payments not guaranteed and dependent on individual, business unit, and company performance).
• Access to opportunities that help transition research and see it fielded.
• Strong leadership team well-versed in government R&D.
• Collaborative and collegial environment to push state-of-the-art research.
• Technically competent pool of research scientists for mentorship and support.
• Business development, programmatic, contracting, finance, and HR support.

Pay

The 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.

Schedule

This position is onsite at our Cambridge, Massachusetts headquarters.