Sr. Principal Semiconductor Reliability Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-10-13

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA112: Andover MA 358 Lowell St Dukes 358 Lowell Street Dukes, Andover, MA, 01810 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

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

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

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:

An exciting opportunity has opened for a Sr. Principal Semiconductor Reliability Engineer to join our Advanced Microelectronic Solutions Department (AMSD) at Raytheon in Andover, MA. AMSD develops, designs, and manufactures compound semiconductor devices, microwave/millimeter wave integrated circuits, and modules for defense applications. Your subject matter technical expertise in reliability testing and characterization, device physics, and applied statistics is key to the success on this role. As a lead engineer, you will need to communicate efficiently and effectively with a cross-functional team and are expected to demonstrate strong ownership and accountability.

This 1st shift role will be 100% on-site and based in Andover, MA

What You Will Do:

• Own end-to-end reliability tasks (plan, design, test, analyze, report) with strong initiatives to go above and beyond
• Push Device Reliability Function to a higher level through exploration of new ideas, advising and implementing new approaches and methodologies
• Relentlessly interact with a team of process engineers, technology owners, support team, and project leads
• Produce key reliability metrics such as MTTF, failure rates, and safe operating conditions
• Work with compound semiconductor transistors, passive components, and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs)
• Interact with probe stations and multiple reliability testing systems (DC and RFOL)
• Support onsite wafer foundry’s next-generation technology development, tool qualification, and reliability-oriented design rule verification and development
• Coordinate failure analysis

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum 15 years of prior work experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field with minimum 5 years of prior work experience with device-level reliability testing and characterization in compound semiconductor field, preferably GaN and GaAs
• Experience in the design and execution of reliability test plans
• Experience with applied statistic, reliability modeling, data analysis, and metrics generation
• 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:

• Solid state device physics knowledge
• Semiconductor fabrication experience
• Failure analysis experience with SEM, FIB, STEM, etc.
• Experience in RF field
• Experience with lab tools such as probe stations, curve tracers, Keithly/Keysight equipment
• Experience with related industry standards such as JEDEC, MIL
• Python, PyQt, and data analysis tools (Pandas, Sklearn, Matplotlib)
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Project management skills
• Strong informal and formal reporting and presenting skills

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

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 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 resp