Electrical Engineer Hardware Section Leader
RTX (Raytheon)
- Location
- US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WD ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING D BLDG
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- Posted
- Sep 8, 2026
About this role
Location: US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WD ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING D BLDG

 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 At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Raytheon is seeking an Electrical Engineering Hardware Engineering Section Manager to support program area responsibilities for the Optics Center in the Optics Electronics Department. The successful candidate will be an active participant in the Optic Electronics (OED) hardware engineering team. This position entails being a section level leader to a Configurable Logic hardware group as well as an individual contributor on programs requiring configurable logic. This is an onsite position located in McKinney, TX.
What You Will Do
Perform functional management tasks for a team of up to 15 engineers as well as be actively engaged in the technical and engineering programmatic aspects of programs within MTS products. Ensure that the work performed by those in the section is on schedule, on budget, and right the first time. Engineering leadership tasks include but are not limited to such activities as ensuring adequate resources (personnel and assets) are made available to programs, providing technical guidance, developing career paths, facilitating alignment with engineering command media, leading productivity improvement and risk mitigation. Interact frequently with Team Leads, Chief Engineers and Program Managers to ensure that the section is meeting the needs of its internal and external customers. Collaborate with engineers from other disciplines, such as Systems, and Software Engineering, to obtain pertinent information required to accomplish tasks. Ensure consistent application of engineering best practices and activity undertaken are conducted to common standards in accordance with outlined processes. Three quarters of the Section Manager's time will be devoted to direct work on programs in roles such as Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL), team lead, individual technical contributor, technical reviewer, etc., including the following: Participating in the full system lifecycle development including requirements analysis, design, implementation and testing, hardware integration and test, system level integration, and performing requirements analysis/definition to ensure the system will meet all customer requirements. Participate in hardware artifacts review. Participate in customer and/or program technical review presentations and provide task progress and solution status updates. Manage their own workload and have meaningful resolution analysis skills. Occasional overtime to support critical program events. Communicate effectively in both written and oral form. Willing to travel <20% of the time to support flight tests and off‐site