Sr Digital Design Electrical Engineer II

Innovative technologies. Superior solutions. Outstanding opportunities. Raytheon aspires to be the most admired defense and aerospace systems supplier through world-class people and technology. Headquartered in Waltham, MA, Raytheon employs 80,000 people world-wide and generated $20.3 billion in 2006 sales. Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) is Raytheon's leader in Joint Battlespace Integration. With a strong international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. armed forces, IDS provides integrated air and missile defense and naval and maritime war fighting solutions. Headquartered in Tewksbury, MA, IDS employs 13,500 people worldwide and generated $4.2 billion in 2006 revenue. Bring your talent and skills to the following IDS group: EDD: Raytheon’s Electronic Design Directorate (EDD) provides engineering design, integration and production to core radar, sonar, torpedo and combat system competencies including process and control, integration and test, power systems, torpedo and sonar electronics, receivers and exciters, antennas and microwave subassemblies. The Power and Electronic Systems Department in the EDC has responsibility for the following areas: •Power System Design - Power System Noise, System Simulation and Modeling, Solid State Transmitters, Tube Transmitters, High Voltage Design, Power Sources, Generators •Power Conversion - AC/DC, DC/DC and DC/AC, Linear and Switching Supplies, PFC, ZVS, ACS and Resonant Circuits, Synchronization, Noise Controls •Power Distribution - Ground, Air, Shipboard, and Space, Line Voltage, High Current, Low Voltage, Micro-Power, DC, AC, Multi-Phase Power Control, Fault Reporting, Isolation, Protection Circuits, Redundant Systems •Power Design - Filter, Harmonic Control, EMI, Circuit Simulation, Magnetic Design, Overload, Short Circuit, Stress Analysis •Mixed Signal Design - Receiver A/D Converters, Direct Digital Converters, Receiver D/A Converters, Digital Waveform Generators, Mixed Signal CCAs, Mixed Signal Modules and Subsystems •Digital Hardware - Subsystem/Module Digital Circuits, FPGA/ASICs, Beam Steering, Mixed Process/Photonics/Sensors, COTS systems, COTS interfaces, Subsystem Development, VME/PCI •Digital Systems – System Trades, Architecture, Embedded Processing •Software Design - Real-time Signal Processing, Beam Steering, Embedded Software Job Description: Senior level digital design engineer comfortable working with different operating systems, commercial off-the-shelf and custom hardware designs to achieve system requirements. Extensive experience in digital hardware design and a digital hardware description language, preferably VDHL, are essential. Candidate should expect to work with engineers of various disciplines, to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications. Additional responsibilities also include supporting bids, managing budgets, scheduling, or leading hardware development teams. Candidate should expect to work with and mentor junior engineers and be willing to keep up with the latest technology trends, and become familiar with Raytheon Design processes. Basic skills: § Minimum of 6 years experience in the design of digital hardware and FPGAs as well as technical and task management. § Project management skills. § Hardware Description Language (VHDL or Verilog) proficiency and hardware design. § Comfortable in hardware/software integrations laboratory environment and experienced in using technical equipment to test and verify functions of hardware and software. Required Education(including Major): BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (advanced degree preferred) Desired Skills: § Past technical, hardware development and radar systems experience in a DOD environment are highly desirable. § Use of NT, Windows 2000, UNIX, Linux and VxWorks is desired. § Additional desired experience includes Digital Signal Processing, Mixed Signal CCAs, Mixed Signal Modules and Subsystems, COTS systems, COTS interfaces, Subsystem Development, VME/PCI interfaces, Embedded Processing, Software Design - Real-time Signal Processing, Beam Steering, Embedded Software, Photonics Design, Fiber Optic Communication, Optical Control. § Desired Application software experience includes Xilinx Navigator, Leonardo Spectrum, Altera Quartus II, Actel Designer, Cypress Warp, ModelSim, Synopsys, Mentor HyperLinx signal integrity simulation software, Mentor Graphics, Cadence PSpice, Matlab, Labview and C++. § Excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to function effectively as part of a design team. Raytheon is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran status, or any other protected factor. To Apply for this position, please CLICK HERE ©2008 Raytheon Company. All rights reserved. Raytheon is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and welcomes a wide diversity of applicants. U.S. citizenship and security clearance may be required.