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# Principal Electrical Design & Production Product Lead

- **Company:** RTX
- **Location:** Tewksbury, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $107,500.0 - $204,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Signal Processing, Subsystems, Component Analysis, SC Clearance
- **Published:** May 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://globalhr.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/REC_RTX_Ext_Gateway/job/US-MA-TEWKSBURY-TB1--50-Apple-Hill-Dr--ASSABET-BLDG/Principal-Electrical-Design---Production-Product-Lead_01846128

## About the Role

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, * Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.

 * Experience with RF system, subsystem and/or component analysis, design and test.
 * Experience leading analysis / Root-Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations; Preferably with supplier and factory issues., * Experience with testing and troubleshooting RF component/subsystem such as up-converters, down converters, power amplifiers, waveform generators, RF modulators, and limiters.
 * Ability to assimilate inputs from multiple sources and derive design and operational requirements
 * Background in designing for manufacturability, producibility, and cost constraints, which includes yield and margin analysis.
 * Technical writing and formal presentation experience.
 * Experience leading and growing a multi-discipline engineering team.
 * Experience working in both engineering design and production environments.

## Description

Raytheon's Receiver/Exciter & Processing Architecture (REPA) Department is the focal point for receiver, exciter, beam steering, and signal processing technology within Raytheon. The department is responsible for the design, development, integration, test and support to the production builds of multiple Raytheon products. We develop new technologies for advanced capabilities and provide support to all life-cycle phases of the best radar systems in active worldwide deployments and grow our people with exciting new challenges, on-the-job training, mentoring and purposeful rotations.

We have an opportunity for a Principal Electrical Design & Production Product Lead seeking to lead the resolution of design, build, and test issues of REPA Receiver Exciter products.

What You Will Do:

 * Lead the technical investigation and resolution of design, build, and test issues identified on Receiver Exciter subsystems, CCAs, and components.
 * Lead the circuit and sub-system analysis, modeling, simulation, and verification required to mitigate production build and test issues
 * Lead the transition to production of REPA products
 * Lead small project or processes improvements within your area of responsibility
 * Lead circuit card and subassembly design updates to resolve obsolescence and producibility issues.
 * Interface with suppliers
 * This role is 100% on-site and will be based in Tewksbury, MA or Marlborough, MA. Travel is to be anticipated between multiple sites including Andover, MA and Woburn, MA., * Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role. Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite.
 * Clearance Information: This position requires a 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

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.


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