Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RTX is the world's largest aerospace and defense company, seeking a Senior Design Engineer to own ECAD design execution for assigned projects. The role involves hands-on design and layout for complex printed circuit card assemblies, managing design constraints, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and compliance.
Responsibilities
- Own ECAD design execution for assigned scope, including planning, coordination, and delivery aligned to program schedules and engineering requirements
- Perform hands-on ECAD design and layout for complex printed circuit card assemblies including multilayer rigid, flex, and high-density interconnect (HDI) designs
- Support schematic capture and layout implementation while managing electrical and physical constraints (high-speed, high-voltage, high-current)
- Communicate design status, technical risks, and schedule impacts with engineering stakeholders and program teams
- Participate in and contribute to cross-functional design reviews with Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Configuration Management
- Develop and maintain complete ECAD documentation packages (fabrication, assembly, and design documentation)
- Manage ECAD data within PLM systems and ensure compliance with configuration management requirements
- Incorporate DFM (Design for Manufacturability), DFA (Design for Assembly), and DFT (Design for Test) principles throughout the layout process
- Troubleshoot complex design issues and resolve electrical, mechanical, and manufacturability challenges in collaboration with cross-functional teams
- Provide technical guidance and informal mentorship to junior designers and support knowledge sharing across the ECAD team
- Support adherence to ECAD standards, library usage, and best practices across programs
- Responsibilities include making moderate improvements to ECAD processes, systems, and design practices to enhance performance, quality, and efficiency across the organization
- Coordinate ECAD activities for small projects or defined work scopes
Skills
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
- Experience with PCB layout using ECAD tools (Siemens Xpedition preferred; Cadence Allegro, Altium, or similar acceptable)
- Experience designing multilayer PCB layouts and supporting complex electrical designs
- Experience managing electrical and physical constraints within PCB design tools
- Experience with Siemens Xpedition (VX or 2504 versions) for complex PCB layout design
- Experience with high-layer-count PCBs and high-speed digital interfaces
- Familiarity with advanced PCB technologies (HDI, microvias, stacked microvias, flex circuits, backplanes)
- Experience with DDR4 / DDR5 and high-speed design considerations
- Knowledge of signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) principles
- Experience with DFM/DFA/DFT implementation in PCB design
- Familiarity with ECAD–MCAD data exchange processes
- Experience working within PLM and configuration management systems
- IPC CID / CID+ or PCEA certification preferred
- Experience in aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated industries
- Strong communication and ability to work across cross-functional engineering teams
Benefits
- 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
- 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
- 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
Company Overview