Date Posted: 2025 09 07 Country: United States of America

clearance Security

Clearance: DoD

Clearance: Secret Join Collins Aerospace and make a real difference in national security! In the critical arena of defense, where the reliability of our technology can mean the difference between mission success and failure, your role goes beyond just a job

• it's a mission. As part of our Communications Products Engineering Department, you will play a crucial part in keeping our service members a step ahead in the most challenging environments. We are dedicated to providing top tier, secure communication equipment across land, air, sea, and space, ensuring our warfighters remain connected and protected when it matters most. We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to design and develop digital hardware for high performance communication products, such as cutting edge software defined radios and data links. These products are vital for our nation's defense and are deployed across various ground, airborne, and space platforms. This pivotal role is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Successful candidates will thrive in a dynamic, fast paced, and collaborative technical environment, where talent and initiative are recognized and rewarded. If you're ready to contribute to a mission that truly matters, join us and be part of something extraordinary. What YOU Will Do: YOU will perform circuit card design lifecycle activities including

requirements capture, schematic capture, design documentation, signal integrity analysis, creation of board stackup and routing instructions, coordination and review of printed wiring board layout, creation of test plans, root cause analysis, and integration. YOU will design, document, verify, support, test and troubleshoot digital hardware for communication products using electrical engineering principles and techniques. Designs may include the use of FPGA, processors, and DDR memory components, and industry interfaces, such as Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART. YOU will collaborate with a multi discipline team of Engineers to develop proven hardware designs that meet system performance and operational specifications. YOU will help us deliver on the promise to provide quality next generation hardware products to our customers that meet the needs of an ever evolving environment. We have deadlines and dates that this role will directly impact, and you will be a big part of ensuring we meet our goals! What YOU Will Learn: YOU will take the steps to become a subject matter expert in the domain area of high speed digital design. YOU will gain hands on

experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of

experience

Experience with electrical designs that contain digital electronics such as processors, FPGAs, high speed transceivers, DDR, and flash memories

Experience with schematic capture of electrical circuit designs. Includes familiarity with a schematic capture tool (examples may include Siemens/Mentor Graphics Xpedition, Altium, Cadence Allegro, EAGLE, KiCAD, etc.) for creation of circuit card designs

Experience with generating Printed Wiring Board (PWB) layout constraint guidelines and overseeing the routing and layout of the circuit card design.

Experience with signal integrity and timing analyses for creation of robust circuit card designs. Hands on

experience testing circuit card assemblies and performing design verification activities.

Experience with Agile development methodologies, including planning, tracking, and managing hardware development tasks in JIRA is a plus. Project management

experience using Earned Value Management System (EVMS) What We Offer: Some of our competitive

• 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

• Autism Benefit Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits Bright Horizons, child and elder care services Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program Eligible for

experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated

responsibilities, a candidate's work

experience, location,

education/training, and key

skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for

benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short term disability, long term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific

benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short term and/or long term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance. This role is a U.S. based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and

benefits will apply. RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window. RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act. Privacy Policy and Terms: Click on this link to read the Policy and Terms RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry leading businesses

• Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.