Senior Principal Electrical Engineer - Motor Controls Design - Hybrid - Tucson, AZ at Raytheon

Date Posted:

2024-03-01

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ201: RMS AP Bldg 801 1151 East Hermans Road Building 801, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

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 control electronics knowledge to help design robust control systems for important national defense products.

We value diverse skills and experience, so don’t hold back. Your qualifications 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.

The position is for the Tucson, AZ and is a hybrid role.

Responsibilities to Anticipate:

• Design, analyze, simulate, test, and document control electronics circuitry potentially utilizing any standard control electronics topologies with the main emphasis on board mounted control end use applications.

• Architect at the circuit card stack level.

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

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

• Guide ECAD drafters and junior engineers through layout and routing activities.  Define layer stackup definitions.  Drive decisions relating to creepage and clearance.

• 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.  Help to understand what opportunities are needed to mature the organization on the technical front.

• Clearly present work product of your team to functional and program leadership.  Manage related risk discussions.  Guide junior engineers on technical presentation skills.

Qualifications You Must Have:

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

• Design, analysis, test, and/or simulation experience with analog or digital controls, and driving one or more of the following motor types:  Brushed, BLDC or PMSM.

• Experience with analog electronics design, including one or more of the following:  FET/BJT logic level, op-amp, high/low/band pass filters, clock/data termination, and comparator circuits.

• Design, analysis, and simulation experience with servo control systems, drive electronics, feedback signals and/or sensing.

• Experience designing at the circuit card stack level to meet concerns of adjacent disciplines, such as thermal, structural, mechanical, reliability, and quality.

• Experience utilizing and creating electrical design specifications.

• 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:

• An advanced Electrical Engineering degree

• Experience guiding drafters through the ECAD process, including the layout and routing concerns specific to control electronics.

• A self-starter, a quick learner, be able to function in a dynamic environment, and have good time management skills.  Professional experience leading small teams.

• Professional experience communicating and documenting technical topics at the small and large team level, and experience presenting to lower levels of management.

• Professional experience conducting trade studies relating to control electronics architecture at the circuit card level.

• Exposure to professional EMI Filter design, analysis, test, and simulation considerations in control electronics circuits.

• Exposure to professional sensor (magnetic encoder, resolver, Hall Effect) use design, analysis, test, and simulation considerations in control electronics circuits.  A conceptual understanding of sensors and their selection.

• Experience with digital control electronics design, analysis, simulation, and test.  Includes familiarity with embedded systems architecture and firmware development for digital control systems.

• Experience with wide bandgap devices (SiC, GaN) in control electronics designs.

• Experience with circuit/system simulator SaberRD, and MATLAB Simulink. Knowledge of dSPACE is not required but desirable.

• Experience with Mentor Graphics DxDesigner, and/or Hyperlynx.

• Experience with acting as a liaison between program and functional management in a cross-matrixed organization.

• Experience with military specifications.

• Experience with design considerations for voltages > 100V.

• Experience with program management tools such as Earned Value.

• Experience with proposal development.

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 superior benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

Location Information:

This position is located in beautiful Tucson, AZ. Tucson has a friendly, caring and laid-back atmosphere, combined with the innovation and energy of a metropolitan region and recognized as one of America’s 10 Best Small Cities. Surrounded by beautiful mountains, colorful Sonoran Desert landscape and majestic saguaro cacti, Tucson is blessed with some of nature’s best work. Tucson is known for its bright blue skies, and with more than 310 sunny days per year, Tucson’s fantastic weather lets residents enjoy the outdoors year-round.

Tucson, AZ: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-tucson,-az-location

Additional Information:

* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

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: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

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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.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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