Sr Electrical Hardware Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-02-24

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-130 ~ 5350 C Ave NE ~ BLDG 130

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 Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

The Mission Hardware team is seeking a determined and passionate Senior Electrical Engineer with emphasis in digital, mixed-signal, and high-speed processing designs that will be responsible for developing technical solutions for a wide range of projects and products that cover the entire product life cycle, including proposal, design, manufacture, integration, test, and transition to production of various types of military ruggedized electronic equipment.

We are looking for candidates willing to collaborate, innovate, and team with multiple stakeholders.  The candidate will work with minimal direction or supervision while exercising a strong sense of urgency and their own latitude in determining the technical objectives of the assignment.

Successful candidates should expect to be immersed in a fast-paced, team-based, and challenging technical environment where an engineer with talent and initiative can stand out and thrive.

 What You Will Do

• Design, analysis, simulation, test, and integration of digital electronic modules and/or circuit card assemblies (CCAs)

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

• Requirements capture management and verification for small to medium electronic packaging circuit cards.

• Prepare and present project technical information to peers and internal/external customers

• Identifies and addresses project & factory problems (Root Cause) and recommends resolutions (Corrective Actions) to ensure the successful completion and On-Time Delivery

• Schematic Capture and Printer Wiring Board layout design experience

• Facilitates project tasks between cross-functional integrated product teams to ensure alignment with overall project objectives and team collaboration

What You Will Learn

• Learn, discover and expand your knowledge about aerospace navigation & communication systems and other various engineering disciplines

• You will learn about the Resilient Connectivity Products (RCP) organization in Mission Systems and the large array of products supporting the Connected Battle Space.

• Learn and take advantage of opportunities to excel professionally with RTX's exceptional employee scholar programs and continuing education

• Learn to thrive and be supported in a dynamic team-driven environment

• Design hardware to meet rigorous military requirements for environment, functionality, price, and Size Weight and Power (SWaP)

• Experience as a technical lead and/or project lead of a team in the design, test, analysis, integration, qualification, and documentation of hardware of high complexity.

Qualifications You Must Have

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

Qualifications We Prefer

• Communications design and simulation experience with tools such as Matlab and Simulink

• Understanding of Design to Cost (DTC+), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT)

• Familiarity with bid, proposal and earned value methods

• Testing experience to MIL-STD-461(EMI) or equivalent

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Student Loan Repayment Program

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection

• Birth, adoption, parental leave be