Senior Electrical Design Engineer
RTX
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Windsor Locks • Connecticut • United States
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Salary
💰 $86,800 - $165,200 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Design and develop complex digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuits and system architectures for aerospace applications, including engine and flight controls, air management systems, APU controls, D e -I ce (anti-ice), and other advanced digital control modules, ensuring safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.
- Perform schematic capture, component selection, and detailed design analysis to deliver functional, optimized, and reliable electrical systems.
- Support system integration, verification, and validation, including qualification testing for engine and flight control programs.
- Lead and participate in design and peer reviews, addressing complex electrical and system-level issues with effective mitigation strategies.
- Investigate field and production issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
- Collaborate with systems, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to ensure cohesive, system-level solutions.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, including requirements, interface control documents, and test plans, ensuring compliance with aerospace standards.
- Drive initiatives to enhance reliability, manufacturability, safety, and overall system performance across programs.
- Interface with suppliers to review specifications, resolve technical challenges, and align components with program requirements.
- Willing to travel approximately 10% to support projects, supplier engagement, and testing activities.
Requirements
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
- Prior experience as an Electrical Engineer working on complex or high-reliability electronic systems.
- Master’s degree in electrical engineering and experience in aerospace or other safety-critical systems preferred.
- Proficient in analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design.
- Extensive experience in creating electronic circuit schematics and implementing design concepts.
- Experience in system integration, validation testing, and performing root cause analysis for complex electrical issues.
- Demonstrated strength in technical documentation, supplier engagement, and effective cross-functional communication and collaboration.
- Proficient in performing Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to evaluate how hardware failures may affect system performance and safety.
- Experience with design tools including Cadence and Mentor Graphics.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes 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 you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- And more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
analog circuit designdigital circuit designmixed-signal circuit designschematic capturedesign analysissystem integrationvalidation testingroot cause analysisFailure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)technical documentation
Soft Skills
cross-functional communicationcollaborationleadershipproblem-solvingeffective mitigation strategies
Certifications
Master’s degree in electrical engineering