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Senior Electrical Engineer - RCP Hardware (Onsite)

Collins Aerospace · Cedar Rapids, IA · 1 wk ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time

Date Posted: 2026-08-19 | Location: Cedar Rapids, IA (or Fort Wayne, IN based on business need) | Onsite role | U.S. citizenship required for security clearance

About the Role

The Resilient Connectivity Products (RCP) Hardware Technologies organization is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to help shape the next generation of secure, high-speed communication systems for ground, airborne, and space platforms. You’ll join a team building cutting-edge, high-speed digital electronics that power mission-critical systems—advanced software-defined radios, high-bandwidth data links, and secure communication platforms spanning ground, airborne, and space environments.

This role involves designing and developing high-speed digital circuit card assemblies (CCAs), applying expertise in FPGAs, processors, and memory. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and support all phases of the hardware development lifecycle—program pursuit, design, integration, verification, and factory transition.

Active and existing U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance required after day one.

Responsibilities

  • Design high-speed digital Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs) from requirements and schematic capture through PCB layout, integration, and production.
  • Ensure robust signal and power integrity (SI/PI) via advanced modeling, simulation, and hardware validation.
  • Implement Design to Cost (DTC), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and Design for Test (DFT) principles to ensure producible, cost-effective, and testable designs.
  • Perform hardware integration and Design Verification Testing (DVT), while providing technical support for Product Qualification Testing, factory production, and formal Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
  • Collaborate across Systems, Software, and Mechanical Engineering teams while serving as the primary technical interface to align internal stakeholders, leadership, and customers on program objectives.

Requirements

  • Expertise in digital design for medium to high complexity multilayer PCBs (12+ layers) with understanding of DFM/DFT, PCB fabrication, controlled impedance design, board assembly, and design verification testing.
  • Demonstrated end-to-end circuit card development experience—from concept through verification—including requirements, schematic capture, layout, bring-up, and card-level verification testing.
  • Proficiency with PCB design tools like Xpedition, Cadence Allegro, or Altium Designer.
  • SI/PI analysis experience with tools such as HyperLynx, ADS, or SPICE.
  • A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Active SECRET (or higher) security clearance.
  • Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders, leadership, and customers.
  • Advanced knowledge of high-speed protocols, such as PCIe, Ethernet, and high-speed memory interfaces.
  • Control Account Manager (CAM) experience with knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) principles for cost, schedule, and risk management.
  • Ability to prepare estimates, bids, and proposals.
  • Previous experience in defense or aerospace.
  • Experience with Agile for Hardware Development as a Scrum Master and/or Product Owner, including planning, tracking, and managing hardware development projects in JIRA.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
  • Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
  • Tuition reimbursement program.
  • Student Loan Repayment Program.
  • Life insurance and disability coverage.
  • Optional coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and ID theft protection.
  • Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
  • Ovia Health (fertility and family planning), Adoption Assistance, and Autism Benefit.
  • Employee Assistance Plan (up to 10 free counseling sessions).
  • Wellness rewards program (Healthy You Incentives).
  • Virtual doctor visits (Doctor on Demand, Teladoc Medical Experts).
  • Child and elder care services (Bright Horizons).
  • Second opinion program (Teladoc Medical Experts).
  • Eligible for relocation assistance.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $86,800 – $165,200 USD. The range is a good-faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including role, function, responsibilities, work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs, depending on the level of the position and whether it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments are not guaranteed and depend on individual, business unit, and company performance.

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