Senior Principal Analog Power Design Electrical Engineer - Hybrid - Tucson, AZ

Job Summary

The Effector Power and Analog Design Department supports key Raytheon products, by providing mission-critical designs relating to power conversion, motor controls, flight termination systems, telemetry, and other analog domains.

We are looking for senior level engineers who have power electronics knowledge to help design robust power systems for important national defense products.

We value diverse skills and experience, so don’t hold back. Your qualification could add tremendous value to our team. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees.

If you’re passionate about what you could accomplish here, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities to Anticipate :

Design, analyze, simulate, test, and document power conversion circuitry potentially utilizing any standard power conversion topologies (non-isolated and isolated) with the main emphasis on board mounted power end use applications.

Engage in related roadmapping activities.

Architect at the power system level.

See circuit card, stack, and power system development through its design phases, from requirements definition through initial integration testing.

Drive to meet schedule concerns. Define schedules for circuit, circuit card, stack, and power system level tasking.

Guide ECAD drafters and junior engineers through layout and routing activities. Define layer stackup definitions. Act as an expert regarding creepage and clearance concerns.

Lead large teams to success with schedule, budget, and technical execution.

Engage in personal technical growth, and facilitate technical growth in peers and junior engineers. Drive the capture of opportunities needed to mature the organization on the technical front.

Clearly present work product of your team to functional, program, and corporate leadership. Manage related risk discussions.

Guide junior engineers on technical presentation skills.

Basic Qualifications :

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years of related experience OR an advanced STEM degree and 7 years of prior relevant experience.

Design, analysis, test, and / or simulation experience with linear converters, and familiarity with one of following non-isolated converter topologies : buck, boost, buck-boost.

Professional design, analysis, and simulation experience with at least one of following isolated converter topologies : flyback, half-bridge, full-bridge, forward, push-pull, resonant.

Experience using tools such as MATLAB, MathCAD, Mathematica, or other similar tools. Must have experience developing templates with these tools.

Transformer and inductor design, analysis, test, and simulation considerations in power electronics circuits.

EMI Filter design, analysis, test, and / or simulation considerations in power electronics circuits.

Analog electronics design, including one of the following : FETs / BJTs, op-amp, high / low / band pass filters, clock / data termination, and comparator circuits.

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.

S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Value :

In-depth professional experience with :

Digital power electronics design, analysis, simulation, and test. Includes familiarity with embedded systems architecture and firmware development for digitally controlled power supplies

Utilizing and creating electrical design specifications

Designing at the power system level to meet concerns of adjacent disciplines, such as thermal, structural, mechanical, reliability, and quality

Wide bandgap devices (SiC, GaN) in power electronics designs

Circuit simulator SIMPLIS, and / or system simulator SABER

Mentor Graphics DxDesigner, and / or Hyperlynx

Acting as a liaison between program and functional management in a cross-matrixed organization

Military specifications

Design considerations for voltages >

400V and / or power >

10kW.

Three-phase power systems, power factor control, and inverter / rectifier development

Motor control development

Program management tools such as Earned Value

Proposal development

Guiding drafters through the ECAD process, including the layout and routing concerns specific to non-isolated and isolated power electronics.

The ability to roadmap PCB design relating to power electronics circuits as it pertains to the direction of future business.

Experience leading larger teams, and experience working with other team leads toward a larger goal.

Direct experience managing customer relationships.

Experience communicating and documenting technical topics at the small and large team level, and experience presenting to upper levels of management and customers.

Experience conducting trade studies relating to power electronics architecture at the power system level and, the ability to review related work completed by junior engineers.

The ability to roadmap transformer and inductor technologies as they pertain to the direction of future business.

The ability to roadmap EMI Filter design in power electronics circuits as it pertains to the direction of future business.

The ability to roadmap analog electronics design in power electronics circuits as it pertains to the direction of future business.

Experience with requirements definition early in the design cycle.

An understanding of switching converter control techniques and modes such as voltage mode, peak and average current modes, their advantages and disadvantages.

The ability to roadmap power electronics technology use as it pertains to the direction of future business.

The ability to roadmap PCB design relating to power electronics circuits as it pertains to the direction of future business.

Should be a self-starter, a quick learner, be able to function in a dynamic environment, and have good time management skills.

What We Offer :

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation;

healthcare, wellness, retirement and work / life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child / adult backup care.

Additional Information :

Hybrid : Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

Clearance Information : This position requires the eligibility to obtain a security clearance. The Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process.

More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here :

LI-Hybrid

The salary range for this role is 118,000 USD - 246,000 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.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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.

Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

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 or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and / or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.