Section Lead-Effector Digital Products

Date Posted:

2026-08-12

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-AZ-TUCSON-M02 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG M02

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. 

Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Effector Digital Products Department is seeking an electrical engineering leader with experience in engineering management, design, test, and integration. The Section Leader will utilize advanced technical knowledge in FPGA/ASIC Design/Verification and/or Digital CCA Design, and an understand the impact of this work on other areas of the organization. 

The candidate will work with section members to provide career guidance, performance feedback, and technical leadership to enable the employee for success. Responsibilities will be split between supporting program(s) as an engineer (~90%) and providing functional leadership to the section (~10%). 

 

This position is 100% ONSITE in Tucson, Arizona.

What You Will Do

• Manage a section of 15 to 20 engineers. 

• Provide career and technical mentoring 

• Lead functional and cross-disciplinary teams to meet organizational goals and project needs 

• Support hiring (resume reviews, interviews, etc.) 

• Elicit and compile performance feedback to support Performance Development 

• Hold required formal Mid-Year and Year-End Performance Development (PD) discussions where compiled feedback, key strengths and development needs are conveyed 

Engineering Responsibilities to Anticipate: 

• The engineering responsibilities for this position could support Digital CCA and/or FPGA/ASIC technologies within the Effector Digital Products (responsibilities align to your field of expertise). 

• Design and deliver production quality FPGA releases from initial proof of concept up to production 

• Architect FPGA-based systems to determine parts, interfaces, and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) 

• Translate system level requirements into FPGA requirements 

• Design and code in VHDL for reliability and maintainability 

• Verify designs utilizing self-checking techniques with directed and constrained random tests, while tracking functional and code coverage 

• Demonstrate technical expertise in digital signal processing, FPGA/ASIC design/verification, CCA design, integration and test of radar hardware, and/or system architecture 

• Lead functional or cross-disciplinary teams to meet organizational goals and project needs 

• Design, analysis, simulation, test, and integration of digital electronic modules and/or CCAs for Missile applications 

• Circuit card design including hardware designs with processors, FPGAs, memory, and industry interfaces, such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART  

Qualifications You Must Have: 

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience

• FPGA or ASIC design and/or verification

• Integration and test of radar hardware or system architecture 

• Digital CCA design 

• Digital signal processing 

Qualifications We Prefer: 

• An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for 2 additional years of experience.

• Experience serving as a Responsible Engineering Authority (REA), Control Account Manager (CAM), an