Raytheon Technologies

Principal Electrical Component Engineer

Raytheon Technologies$107K — $204K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8+ years of experience in electronics or electro-mechanical parts.
  • Experience with integrated circuits, semiconductors, and passive devices.
  • Knowledge of military/aerospace component screening and qualification processes.
  • Familiarity with component MIL drawings, standards, and qualification lists (QPLs).
  • Experience in Bill of Material (BOM) development for production programs.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret program requirements to define component environmental and application needs.
  • Provide guidance on parts selection and standardization in compliance with constraints.
  • Create and update component drawings and data verification packages.
  • Review component reliability data for Part and Material Control Board evaluations.
  • Conduct investigations comparing alternate parts and document findings.
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to assess component risks and verifications.
  • Coordinate the generation of program BOM using collaboration tools.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • 401(k) match and flexible spending accounts.
  • Paid time off, parental leave, and holiday pay.
  • Employee Scholar Program for continuous education support.
  • Flexible work schedules and employee assistance programs.
Full Job Description
Date Posted:
2026-06-01
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-AZ-TUCSON-M10 ~ 3360 E Hemisphere Loop ~ BLDG M10
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 a Principal Electrical Component Engineer to join the Parts, Libraries and Obsolescence (PLO) Department.

This is an on-site based position in Tuscon, AZ.

The selected candidate will perform and/or assist in the performance of Components Engineering or Applications Engineering tasks supporting airborne, ground, and tactical missile platforms/programs in the proposal, Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP), production and support phases.

This position will require day-to-day interface with designers, suppliers, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Parts Obsolescence Lead/Managers (POL), Product Development Engineers (PDE), Electronic Computer Aided Design (ECAD), Program Management Office (PMO), and other disciplines. This role also entails supporting parts selection, parts standardization, parts application responsibilities and Parts Verification analysis supporting the program application approval through a program Parts and Materials Control Board (PMCB) comprised of members both internal to Raytheon and from customer organizations. Some travel to integration sites, customer facilities, and subcontractor facilities may be required.

What You Will Do:

  • Understand program requirements and Statements of Work (SOWs) to determine program component environmental / characteristic application requirements.


  • Provide technology insertion and parts selection/standardization guidance while adhering to business, component parametric, application environmental and circuit application constraints.


  • Generate and revise component drawings and associated verification data packages.


  • Review of electronic component and assembly reliability and construction data, and preparation of such data as to facilitate Part and Material Control Board review and adjudication.


  • Perform alternate part investigations and generate comparison matrices showing the differences and similarities of the parts.


  • Interface with multiple internal stakeholders and external suppliers/manufacturers to develop component risk and verification delineation.


  • Facilitate component selection and libraries application through the coordination and generation of the program Bill of Material (BOM) in a collaboration toolset.


  • Present component standardization, design library, obsolescence management and termination finish risk results in support of design reviews for a program.


Qualifications You Must Have:

  • Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience with any combination of the following:


  • Experience with a wide range of electronic and electro-mechanical part commodities including integrated circuits, semiconductors, and passive devices.


  • Knowledge of component selection, screening, qualification, and derating for use in military and aerospace flight applications.


  • Knowledge of Component MIL drawings, standards, test specifications, and associated QPLs and QMLs.


  • Experience with BOM (Bill of Material) development and management for developmental and production programs.


Qualifications We Prefer:

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or other related science or engineering discipline


  • Minimum 5 years' experience with project or task management.


  • Knowledge of component failure modes by commodity.


  • Experience with root cause corrective action (RCCA)


  • Knowledge of component reliability process monitors and/or qualification methodologies.


  • Knowledge of circuit card and PWB manufacturing processes.


  • Experience with RF components and interconnect devices.


  • Experience with the use or adaptation of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) products in a military system.


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.

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.

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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