Date Posted:2026-09-08
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: 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
Raytheon is seeking an Electrical Engineering Hardware Engineering Section Manager to support program area responsibilities for the Optics Center in the Optics Electronics Department. The successful candidate will be an active participant in the Optic Electronics (OED) hardware engineering team. This position entails being a section level leader to a Configurable Logic hardware group as well as an individual contributor on programs requiring configurable logic.
This is an onsite position located in McKinney, TX.
What You Will Do - Perform functional management tasks for a team of up to 15 engineers as well as be actively engaged in the technical and engineering programmatic aspects of programs within MTS products.
- Ensure that the work performed by those in the section is on schedule, on budget, and right the first time.
- Engineering leadership tasks include but are not limited to such activities as ensuring adequate resources (personnel and assets) are made available to programs, providing technical guidance, developing career paths, facilitating alignment with engineering command media, leading productivity improvement and risk mitigation.
- Interact frequently with Team Leads, Chief Engineers and Program Managers to ensure that the section is meeting the needs of its internal and external customers.
- Collaborate with engineers from other disciplines, such as Systems, and Software Engineering, to obtain pertinent information required to accomplish tasks.
- Ensure consistent application of engineering best practices and activity undertaken are conducted to common standards in accordance with outlined processes.
- Three quarters of the Section Manager's time will be devoted to direct work on programs in roles such as Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL), team lead, individual technical contributor, technical reviewer, etc., including the following:
- Participating in the full system lifecycle development including requirements analysis, design, implementation and testing, hardware integration and test, system level integration, and performing requirements analysis/definition to ensure the system will meet all customer requirements.
- Participate in hardware artifacts review.
- Participate in customer and/or program technical review presentations and provide task progress and solution status updates.
- Manage their own workload and have meaningful resolution analysis skills.
- Occasional overtime to support critical program events.
- Communicate effectively in both written and oral form.
- Willing to travel
- Facilitate career development of team members and conduct meaningful performance development discussions.
- Evaluate performance of section members and ensure on-time completion of required and suggested training.
Qualifications You Must Have - Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 5 years' experience.
- Experience in engineering development or equivalent experience.
- Technical leadership experience managing technical teams, including working with Program office and Customer teams throughout the entire hardware life cycle.
Experience in the design, development, and/or production of complex military electronics subsystems including proficiency in at least one of the four areas:
- Mixed Signal Design: A/D Converters, Digital Down Converters, D/A Converters, Digital Waveform Generators, Mixed Signal CCAs.
- Digital Hardware: Subsystem/Module Digital Circuits, FPGA/ASICs, COTS Interfaces, Subsystem Development, VME/PCI interfaces, System Trades, Architecture, Embedded Processing.
- Integration and Test Development Experience: Hardware integration and development for testing subsystems and components.
- Experience designing projects with Xilinx and/or Altera FPGA/SoCs.
- Experience with Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) design, schematic capture and/or CCA integration.
- Experience providing cost estimates for proposal activities.
Qualifications We Prefer- Graduate degree of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field and/or Master of Business Administration (MBA) + BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field.
- Working experience with hardware interfaces, and space/airborne sensor systems
Knowledge Xpedition/ Mentor Graphics. - Exposure to analytical tools such as Matlab/Simulink, LabVIEW.
- Experience with circuit card component selection, schematic entry, and layout.
- Familiarity with Agile lifecycle process including Scrum.
- Knowledge of Cost Account Management (CAM).
- Experience managing vendors to develop sub-system components.
- Knowledge of Earn Value Management System (EVMS).
What We Offer- A total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.
- 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, Innovation, and Safety.
- Relocation assistance available.
Learn More & Apply Now!- 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.
- This position requires onsite work in McKinney, TX: North Texas: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-north-texas-location
- This position requires 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.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm
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As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all 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.
