Principal Power Design Engineer - Onsite Huntsville, AL

Date Posted:

2025-03-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AL218: 315 Bob Heath Drive,Huntsville 315 Bob Heath Drive , Huntsville, AL, 35806 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

 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.

What You Will Do

We are seeking a professional engineer to assume a key role within the System Power, Analog and Controls Department.

Do you enjoy power converter design?
Do early-career engineers come to you for technical guidance?
Do you have a strong desire to work on projects that are critical to the defense of our nation?

• Design, analyze (including thermal considerations), simulate, and test power conversion circuitry potentially utilizing any standard non-isolated power conversion topologies (buck, boost, buck-boost) including modules and discrete designs

• Guide Electronic Computer-Aided Design (ECAD) personnel through PWB layout of power circuitry and technical drawing creation

• Perform design work within the bounds of a given schedule

• Present reviews of technical data to program leadership and technical staff

 
Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience in design, analysis, simulation, and/or test experience with linear converters

• Experience with any of the following non-isolated converter topologies:  buck, boost, and/or buck-boost 

• Experience with design, analysis, and test with analog electronic design and analysis, including FET, BJT, and/or Op-amp 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 Prefer

• Basic understanding of commonly used power conversion concepts, components, and techniques and/or motor drive control schemes

• Lab experience specific to power electronics and/or controls electronics

• Experience with use of software tools for electrical circuit simulation and/or printed circuit board layout such as Mentor Graphics DxDesigner, and/or Hyperlynx, SIMPLIS, Saber and/or analysis tool Mathcad & LTspice

• Ability to document designs and circuit performance verification

• Experience with performing circuit card assembly-level power architecture trades, and/or with system-level power architecture trades, including power converter specification development experience

• Design, analysis, and/or test experience with any of the following isolated converter topologies:  flyback, half-bridge, full-bridge, and/or push-pull including stability

What We Offer
 

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

This position is eligible for relocation

Learn More & Apply Now!

​Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Clearance Information: This position requires the eligibility to obtain a security clearance. Non-US citizens may not be eligible 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

Huntsville, Alabama, earned the nickname "ROCKET CITY" for its close association with U.S. space research since 1950. RTX has been here since the early year