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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Section Lead - Power/Analog Simulation and Analysis - **Company:** RTX - **Location:** Tucson, AZ, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $107,500.0 - $204,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Outlook, MATLAB, Mathcad, Mathematica, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Schematic Capture, SC Clearance, Modeling and Simulation, Physical Design - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/147FF5343DC24ACA9694616797A06622/job/ ## About the Role * Requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of experience OR an Advanced STEM degree and 6 years of prior relevant experience * Experience with taking a design concept from the block diagram or requirements level and develop a complete system or subsystem model * Experience with the SABER simulation tool * Experience with Siemens/Mentor Xpedition (or equivalent schematic entry tool) to create schematics * Leadership experience in a product development environment with multi-disciplined design teams across multiple projects Qualifications We Value * Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering * Active secret security clearance * Experience serving as a Hardware Architect, Control Account Manager (CAM), Cross Product Team Lead, and/or Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) * Experience creating and presenting professional level design documentation to company leadership and program customers * Experience with workforce planning and staffing forecasts * A strong advocate for process improvement * Demonstrated ability to manage technical and schedule risks and to identify cost reduction opportunities * Knowledge of Earned Value Management Systems (cost/schedule development and management) * Development of technical proposals, engineering project estimates, and/or white papers * Effective communication skills, both oral and writing as well as thorough knowledge of all Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) * Experience with all phases power design * Experience with digital power design * Experience with complex printed wiring boards between 16 and 32 layers * Experience using tools such as MATLAB, MathCAD, Mathematica ## Description The Effector Analog &Power Department is seeking an electrical engineering leader with experience in engineering management, design, simulation, and analysis. The Section Leader will utilize advanced technical knowledge in SABER and other Analysis and Simulation tools to lead their section in providing customer-enabling analysis artifacts. The candidate will work with section members to provide career guidance, performance feedback, and technical leadership to enable the employee for success. Responsibilities will be split between supporting program(s) as an engineer (~90%) and providing functional leadership to the section (~10%). There's no such thing as a perfect candidate, so don't hold back. Your qualifications could add tremendous value to our team. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you're passionate about what you could accomplish here, we'd love to hear from you. What You Will Do * Manage a section of 12 to 20 engineers. * Enable career development for direct reports * Develop training curricula, provide technical and process mentoring, and leadership skill development * Lead functional and cross-disciplinary teams to meet organizational goals and project needs, including project leadership, proposal writing, pursuing new business, managing budgets and schedules * Support hiring (resume reviews, interviews, etc.) * Elicit and compile performance feedback to support Performance Impact * Hold required Performance Discussions (PD) where compiled feedback, key strengths and development needs are conveyed * Work closely with other section managers, the department manager, the program management office, senior managers, senior staff engineers, systems engineers, and other development team members, * 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. * 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. 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