Principal Specialist- ECAD Designer

Date Posted:

2025-01-27

Country:

United States of America

Location:

IN301: 1010 Production Rd Ft Wayne IN 1010 Production Road , Fort Wayne, IN, 46808 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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. 

The Multi-Function Products department is responsible for guidance, navigation, signal processing, target detection and tracking system functions of the electrical subsystems used in our products. Job responsibilities of this role include activities such as troubleshooting electronics in a lab or production environment, performing system and circuit level analysis, supporting failure investigations, maintaining and creating documentation, hardware and/or logic design, and interacting with multi-discipline groups including suppliers. 

What You Will Do

The Fort Wayne Engineering Support Team is seeking an ECAD Designer to join a highly accomplished team, to support multiple programs.  In this ECAD Designer position, the candidate will work closely with Lead Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, and across other disciplines to develop and document technical solutions to a wide range of complex requirements across Radio Frequency (RF), Digital and Analog designs.  The position will require the regular use of ingenuity, innovation, and the ability to work in a team environment to design printed circuit boards, integrated circuits, and other electronic components.  The candidate will perform a wide variety of tasks in support of the engineering and manufacturing organizations by using ECAD systems and enterprise data management tools to create schematics, prepare electrical design layouts, simulate designs, and generate detail and assembly drawings and related documentation in conformance to appropriate program, industry, and military specifications.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a minimum Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Electronic Drafting or applicable Associates of Science degree and a minimum of 4 years of professional industry experience

• Experience with Electrical CAD tools design tools

• Experience in PTC Windchill or other Product Data Management (PDM) tools particularly for CAD files.

• 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

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology or applicable Bachelors of Science degree

• Team player with high initiative and ability to work in an environment of rapidly changing priorities

• Experience in ECAD design activity including leading a team to achieve desired results

• Experience in managing multiple tasks concurrently

• Experience in building relationships with internal customers, understanding their program needs and challenges, and effectively communicating an approach to solving their problems.

• Skilled with Microsoft Office Tools

• Work with Export / Import personnel to ensure requirements are met for Engineering documentation

• Experience with ECAD tools (Mentor Xpedition, DxDesigner, VALOR, BluePrint)

• RF, Digital and Analog product design and electronic packaging experience

• Knowledge of materials and processes used in manufacture of electronic printed circuit boards (PCB) and circuit card assemblies (CCA).

• Experience creating documentation needed to support the design, manufacturing and production of PCBs and CCAs.

• Knowledge of IPC Standards and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

• IPC Certified Interconnect Designer

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.

• Relocation Eligibility

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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 em