Principal ECAD Design Engineer

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⛰️ Colorado – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

💵 $107.5k - $204.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🧑‍🔧 Mechanical Engineer

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RTX

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2020

🚀 Aerospace

Aerospace • Defense • Sustainability

RTX is a globally recognized aerospace and defense company dedicated to transformative technologies and era-defining innovation. It operates through various businesses, including Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon, with a focus on sustainable, connected flight and smarter defense systems. RTX is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion across the company and aims to solve the world’s most complex problems with cutting-edge technology and talent. Additionally, RTX is involved in significant projects like upgrading the F135 Engine Core and developing missile-defense systems. The company emphasizes corporate responsibility and sustainable practices.

📋 Description

• 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

🎯 Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 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 • Qualification We Prefer: • 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 team.

🏖️ 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 • And more!