Raytheon Technologies

Hardware Engineer II - Electrical (Onsite)

Raytheon Technologies$75K — $144K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in circuit design and lab testing
  • Proven ability to research COTS specifications and perform unit selection trade studies
  • Hands-on experience with the design and production phases of hardware development
  • Degree in STEM or an advanced degree in a related field
  • Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. government security clearance, requiring U.S. citizenship

Responsibilities

  • Integrate equipment and set up lab for testing
  • Design and build prototypes using mechanical and electrical components
  • Install and exchange units within system or test setups as required
  • Conduct testing at unit and system levels in a lab environment
  • Research components for hardware design and selection
  • Assemble electronic rack units and cable/harness assemblies
  • Create electrical schematics and related engineering documentation
  • Coordinate with vendors during hardware development

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Three weeks of vacation for new employees
  • Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Student Loan Repayment Program
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Optional insurance coverages
  • Parental leave benefits
  • Employee Assistance Plan with counseling services
  • Wellness rewards program
Full Job Description
Date Posted:
2026-08-20
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-CA-FULLERTON-676 ~ 1801 Hughes Dr ~ BLDG 676
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

This is an Electrical Engineering II position located on-site in Fullerton, California. We are seeking an individual with background in hardware design and experience working in a lab environment. Responsibilities will include hardware design activities as well as hands-on unit/system testing and troubleshooting. Development and production activities require component research, laboratory integration, test and evaluation, fault isolation, prototype set-up, test procedure write-ups, and trade study documentation.

What You Will Do *
  • Integrate equipment and lab set-up for testing
  • Design and build prototypes with mechanical and electrical components
  • Install and swap units into system or test string as needed, including antennas, radios, amplifiers, power supplies, servers, routers, processors
  • Conduct unit and system level testing in lab environment
  • Research electrical and mechanical components for hardware design selection
  • Assemble electronic rack assemblies with units
  • Design and build cable and harness assemblies
  • Create electrical schematic diagrams
  • Create and release engineering documentation
  • Coordinate with vendors for successful hardware development


Qualifications You Must Have *
  • Experience with circuit design
  • Experience with testing units and systems in a lab environment
  • Experience researching specifications for commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) components and performing component/unit selection trade studies
  • Experience with design and production phases of product development
  • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field
  • 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 Prefer *
  • Experience using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscope, function generator, digital multimeter, voltage regulator, analog to digital converter, etc.
  • Experience interfacing with multiple engineering disciplines (Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, etc.) in support of product development
  • Ability to interpret and create wiring diagrams and electrical system schematics, including unit/cable pin-out tables
  • Experience with soldering
  • Experience building up electronic rack assemblies with units and cables
  • Familiar with cable assemblies for power, data, and RF
  • Knowledge of standard cable/harness connector types
  • Experience with VME and VPX chassis
  • Knowledge of Circuit Card Assembly design and fabrication process
  • Experience with FPGA coding
  • Knowledge of power distribution system
  • Knowledge of environmental qualification testing process
  • Familiar with communication interfaces and bus standards (e.g., SPI, I2C, PCIe, UART, VME, VPX, or Gb Ethernet)
  • Familiar working with antennas, radios, amplifiers, power supplies, servers, routers, processors, and switches
  • Experience with GPS navigation systems


What We Offer:
  • 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 benefits
  • Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
  • Adoption Assistance
  • 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
  • May be eligible for Relocation
  • And more!


* Please consider the following role type definitions 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.

The salary range for this role is 75,800 USD - 144,200 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.

About Raytheon Technologies

Raytheon Solipsys, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Raytheon Company, is an industry leader in the development of integrated Command and Control (C2) Network-Centric solutions for the Domestic and International DoD and Homeland Security. Through proven systems and software engineering practices, built on the invention and application of innovative technologies, they deliver the C2 infrastructure necessary to effectively control security/military forces in any environment. Their reliable solutions assure information superiority, increased shared awareness, deep sensor reach, aircraft control, air defense, disaster management, and time-critical decision making.

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1922
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