Senior Principal Electrical Engineer – FPGA DSP Engineer - Onsite - Tewksbury or Marlborough, MA

Date Posted:

2024-09-13

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA131: Tewksbury, MA Bldg 1 Assabet 50 Apple Hill Drive Assabet - Building 1, Tewksbury, MA, 01876 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

The Sensor Controls & Electronics (SCE) Department in the Electrical Engineering Directorate at Raytheon is seeking an experienced Senior Principal level electrical engineer in the development and implementation of FPGA based designs for control and/or signal processing radar applications. The individual will be required to provide development support throughout product lifecycle, from initial concept to acceptance delivery to maintenance.

The successful candidate will work as part of a highly motivated team environment and will be collaborating with cross-functional project teams making up a larger program or internal research and development efforts. Our engineers are assigned to a manager of approximately 20 employees with similar skills.

This position can be located inTewksbury, MA or Marlborough, MA.

What Will You Do

• Own or contribute to the successful completion of FPGA-based designs, on time and on budget

• Work with a team to determine the technical approach or solution to meet system level requirements

• Lead small teams and mentor junior engineers

• Demonstrate self-motivation, with little supervision required

• Work cooperatively with systems, hardware, software engineers, and program management to ensure product success

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

• Design and code in VHDL for reliability and maintainability

• Support occasional domestic travel and potential international travel

Qualifications You Must Have

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent discipline 

Minimum of 10 years of professional experience implementing DSP functions in FPGAs using VHDL/Verilog to include at least 3 of the following:

• Experience designing filters in Matlab

• Experience implementing FIR filters and FFTs in FPGAs

• Experience with high speed interfaces such as GbE, SRIO, Aurora

• Experience with Timing Closure and utilizing Chipscope/Signal Tap

• Experience in AMD/Xilinx Programmable Devices or Intel programmable devices 

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

• Experience with RADAR system hardware

• Experience developing DSP algorithms and FPGA designs using High Level Synthesis (HLS)

• Experience using synthesis tools including Synplify and back-end tools including Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus and others

• Experience and knowledge developing and selling off requirements for FPGAs

• Working knowledge in common computer hardware interface and data protocols such as RS-422, USB, PCIe, etc.

• Working knowledge and experience with configuration management tools such as Synergy, Clearcase, or git

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.

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RTX solves some of the toughest challenges in aerospace and defense. That requires expansive thinking and bold innovation – and that, in turn, requires a culture that is diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We embrace individuality and diversity of thought to fuel opportunity for our employees, our customers, and our communities. We work toward progress, knowing that a more inclusive world is critical to our mission. Not just in this moment, but always.

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 a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), 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.