Senior Electrical Engineer Firmware

Date Posted:

2026-04-15

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WD ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING D BLDG

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 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. 

Raytheon is hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer to join the Optics Electronics department in McKinney, TX. The OE department designs FPGAs, circuit cards, and electronics subassemblies for a range of products including advanced forward-looking infrared sensors, complex pointing and tracking subsystems, and electronics that support video processing and stabilization of imaging systems. The team leverages digital, analog, and power design skills to provide support throughout the product lifecycle from architecture and design through initial low-rate production. 

What You Will Do 

• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary electrical engineering and hardware design team, with the primary objective of creating firmware solutions for new design hardware and new design architectures.

• Implement firmware updates with requirements and algorithms defined by subject matter experts (SMEs) in a laboratory environment.

• Simulate, implement, test, and troubleshoot firmware updates, support design reviews, and perform as an integrator of the firmware.

• Work in the product development team environment with systems, mechanical, and software engineers. 

• This position may require occasional business-related travel. 

Qualifications You Must Have 

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 3 years’ experience.

• Experience in FPGA Logic design and verification, SoC’s and real-time microcontrollers.

• Electrical Engineering and/or related technology proficiency.

• Experience in testing products using FPGA debugging tools.

• Experience with interfaces and bus standards such as:  PCIe & Gigabit Ethernet & High speed data standards e.g. GigE Vision/ HD-SDI, CoaXpress, Aurora, and/or CameraLink.

• Experienced with Xilinx and/or Altera FPGA/SoCs (Zynq, Kintex/Virtex Ultrascale and newer).

• Experience of image sensor integration,