Senior Analog Electrical Engineer (Sign On Bonus Eligible)

The Senior Analog Electrical Engineer at RTX BBN Technologies will lead the development of custom electronics hardware for real-time embedded systems. This role requires a strong background in analog and digital circuit design, with a focus on innovative solutions for complex challenges. Candidates should have a degree in STEM and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience. The position offers a competitive salary range of $132,400 to $251,600, along with a robust benefits package. As a Senior Analog Electrical Engineer at RTX BBN Technologies, you will lead the development of custom electronics hardware for real-time embedded systems. Your expertise in analog and digital circuit design will be crucial in creating innovative solutions for complex challenges. You will work with multi-disciplinary teams to design, analyze, and prototype advanced system architectures, contributing to cutting-edge research in secure communications and quantum computing.

Date Posted:

2026-03-31

Country:

United States of America:

Location:

US-MA-CAMBRIDGE-BBN01 ~ 10 & 50 Moulton St ~ MOULTON B2

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

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

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

What You Will Do

RTX BBN Technologies is one of RTX’s premier research and development centers. Our diverse research portfolio combines the best technologies to deliver innovative, custom solutions with real-world benefit.

At RTX BBN Technologies, we invent new science by applying radical cross-disciplinary techniques to prototype systems in order to prove concept viability. This is especially evident in our Physical Systems and Sciences group, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where BBN's scientists and engineers are working to advance the state-of-the-art on topics ranging from secure communications (underwater and in space) to quantum cryptography and computing. BBN offers the opportunity to perform exciting and revolutionary research that solves important problems in an exciting, collaborative environment.

What You Will Do and Learn

We are seeking qualified candidates who have demonstrated the capability to lead the development of custom electronics hardware for real-time embedded systems. Your knowledge of analog and digital circuit designs will be leveraged to create custom R&D hardware. You will lead a project team designing, analyzing, and prototyping innovative multi-domain system architectures, solving challenging real-world problems like:

• Developing real-time control system architectures to affect the performance of physical systems
• Designing and developing custom hardware to implement sophisticated detection, classification, localization, and tracking (DCLT) algorithms against state-of-the-art threats in high-noise environments
• Designing and developing experimental hardware for real-time sensor processing systems, quantum information systems, integrated photonic systems, and other physical sciences pursuits
• Supporting implementation and evaluation of real time systems in realistic mission scenarios and conducting operational analysis

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated leadership of end-to-end electrical engineering projects with multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience in analog and digital circuit design used to analyze physical phenomena (e.g., acoustics, optics, vibration, electro-magnetics, etc.)
• Experience working with high-speed serial interfaces such as Ethernet, PCIe, sFPDP, and SPI
• Experience writing formal test procedures, designing and conducting board level tests, and proficient in the use of electronic test and measurement equipment

Qualifications We Prefer

• Design experience using Altera and Xilinx FPGA/CPLD
• Experience in analog sensor interface design utilizing ICP, CVLD, Acoustic and IR transducers, including anti-aliasing/reconstruction filter design, and A/D and D/A interfacing
• Ability to perform circuit simulation and analysis using Spice, LT Spice and MATLAB
• Experience in low power electronics design for use in battery powered applications
• Product certification understanding based on military and commercial standards; UL/FCC, MIL-STD-810, 461, 704

What We Offer

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

• Relocation Assistance available
• This position is Onsite at our Cambridge, Mass headquartersTo help you achieve your goals, BBN will provide:
• A strong leadership team well-versed in government R&D.
• A collaborative and collegial environment to push state-of-the-art research.
• Technically competent pool of research scientists who are willing to mentor, listen, and help you refine your research vision and goals.
• Business development, programmatic, contracting, finance, and HR support.
• Access, through RTX, to opportunities that help transition your research and ultimately see it fielded.

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.

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

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.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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• Date Posted:2026-03-31Country:United States of America Location:US-MA-CAMBRIDGE-BBN01 ~ 10 & 50 Moulton St ~ MOULTON B2Position Role Type:OnsiteU.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirem Responsibilities
• Lead the development of custom electronics hardware for real-time embedded systems.
• Design and analyze analog and digital circuit designs for innovative solutions.
• Prototype multi-domain system architectures to solve complex real-world problems.
• Support the implementation and evaluation of real-time systems in mission scenarios. Skills
• Analog Circuit Design
• Digital Circuit Design
• Real-Time Embedded Systems
• FPGA Design
• Circuit Simulation
• Test Procedures
• Sensor Processing Systems
• High-Speed Serial Interfaces
• Signal Processing
• Project Leadership
• Team Collaboration
• Operational Analysis
• Acoustic Transducer Design Education
• A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) is required.