Digital Hardware Design Engineer (Onsite)

Raytheon is hiring a Digital Hardware Design Engineer to design, develop, verify, and validate airborne radar hardware for defense and aerospace applications. The role focuses on RTL development, FPGA/ASIC design, simulation, hardware bring-up, and collaboration across engineering teams.

What you'll do:

• Design and implement digital hardware blocks using Verilog/SystemVerilog or VHDL
• Develop RTL for FPGA and/or ASIC-based systems
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical design reviews
• Create and execute simulation testbenches for functional verification
• Debug RTL, simulation, synthesis, and hardware integration issues
• Collaborate with verification, physical design, firmware, and system engineering teams
• Support FPGA prototyping, lab bring-up, and silicon validation activities
• Analyze timing, area, power, and performance tradeoffs
• Document designs, test plans, and engineering results
• Learn and apply industry-standard EDA tools and design methodologies

What they're looking for:

• 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
• Active and existing security clearance required after day 1
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) major obtained by start date
• Experience and understanding of digital logic design fundamentals, including coursework or academic project experience in: Basic circuit fundamentals, digital logic design, and RTL design, FPGA or ASIC development and workflows, VLSI/Microelectronics design and Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Hardware description languages such as Verilog, SystemVerilog, and/or VHDL, Simulation, debugging tools, and timing analysis
• Internship or co-op experience in hardware engineering
• Experience with FPGA development boards and lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers)
• Proficiency with industry tools, such as: Xilinx/AMD Vivado or Intel Quartus, ModelSim or Questa, MATLAB/Simulink
• Knowledge or exposure to: Radar systems, digital signal processing, or FPGA-based signal processing pipelines, High-speed interfaces (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, JESD204, DDR), Embedded processors, SoC architectures, or hardware/software integration, Programming in Python, C/C++, or scripting languages
• Hands-on lab/debug experience and participation in robotics, semiconductor, or hardware design projects
• Understanding of airborne or ruggedized hardware environments

Benefits:

• Relocation Eligibility
• Hired applicants may be eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for a 401(k) match.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for flexible spending accounts.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for flexible work schedules.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for the employee assistance program and Employee Scholar Program.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
• 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.