Senior Semiconductor Product Engineer

Date Posted:
2025-07-24
Country:
United States of America
Location:
CA602: Goleta (RVS) Bldg B01 6825 Cortona Drive Building B01, Goleta, CA, 93117 USA
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
Security Clearance:
None/Not Required

Posting Title: Senior Semiconductor Product Engineer

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling - to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Raytheon Vision Systems (RVS) is a world leader in the research, design and manufacture of infrared and visible focal plane arrays and camera products, delivering for over forty years.

We have an immediate opportunity for a Senior Semiconductor Product Engineer in Goleta, CA to provide engineering project leadership and cost account management for focal plane array (FPA) technologies. You will work within a team to develop advanced SCAs utilizing single and dual color HgCdTe/HCT, III/V (InSb, InGaAs, SLS, nBn and others) semiconductors detector technologies. Specifically, this will include detector design, process development, manufacture, and test of SCAs at the RVS Goleta wafer/SCA fabrication facility.

What You Will Do

• Translate customer requirements for EOIR systems into viable product solutions that RVS can provide.
• Address complex problems to improve existing processes and designs through extensive conceptualization, reasoning, and interpretation. Utilize research and industry best practices to deliver innovative and unique solutions.
• Conduct data analysis to evaluate the testing and performance of semiconductor devices.
• Oversee multiple projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and meet technical specifications.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, including internal mission partners, external customers, and vendors.
• Lead a cross functional integrated product team (IPT) to meet or exceed customer requirements

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or a STEM degree in a related field and a minimum of 10 years of relevant prior experience. Or an advanced degree and 7 years of related experience.
• Experience in a Semiconductor and/or Wafer Process environment.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Knowledge and understanding of any of the following: HgCdTe, III/V semiconductor or micro-bolometer (uncooled) detector physics, wafer processing in a cleanroom environment.
• Ability to understand and analyze data related to semiconductor device test and performance.
• Familiarity and experience with device design, test, and modeling tools such as MATLAB and/or TCAD Simulations
• Knowledge of readout Integrated Circuit (ROIC) Design & Operation
• Knowledge of Manufacturing Planning and Non-conforming Material Control
• Experience with failure analysis techniques such as 8D and Root Cause & Corrective Action reporting
• Understanding of Process Yields and Analysis
• Experience with Bids and Proposals
• Proficient in Microsoft Project application; Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) Experience; PMP Certification
• Experience with Design of Experiments (DoE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Strong team leadership and effective oral and written and communication skills
• Ability to develop strategic strategies, both short and long term (2-5 years), to advance the development and application of infrared detector technologies, including road mapping and strategic planning in collaboration with RVS leadership.
• Experience driving development initiatives to innovate and advance infrared detector technologies, staying abreast of the latest industry advancements.
• The Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government issued clearance is required.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

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• Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

• Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

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The salary range for this role is 137,000 USD - 275,000 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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