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How much do security clearance engineering jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 20, 2026, the average yearly pay for security clearance engineering in the United States is $152,773.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $143,000.00 and $158,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is security clearance engineering?

A Security Clearance Engineering job involves working on classified projects that require special government authorization. Engineers in these roles design, develop, and maintain secure systems for defense, intelligence, or government agencies. They must obtain a security clearance, which involves background checks and adherence to strict security protocols. Common fields include aerospace, cybersecurity, and defense contracting. Strong technical skills and knowledge of compliance regulations are essential for these positions.

What does a security clearance engineer do?

As a Security Clearance Engineer, you'll often work on designing, implementing, and maintaining secure systems for government or defense-related projects. Your daily responsibilities may include conducting security assessments, developing risk mitigation strategies, ensuring compliance with specific security standards, and troubleshooting technical issues. You may also collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including project managers, analysts, and field technicians, to deliver comprehensive security solutions. Given the sensitive nature of these projects, you'll be expected to handle confidential information responsibly while adapting to rapidly evolving security requirements.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed for security clearance engineering?

To succeed in Security Clearance Engineering, you need a solid background in information security, systems engineering, and risk management, often supported by a degree in engineering or a related field and eligibility for a government security clearance. Familiarity with security frameworks, access control systems, vulnerability assessment tools, and certifications such as CISSP or CompTIA Security+ is frequently required. Excellent problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and strong verbal and written communication skills help you excel in collaborating across teams and with clients. These competencies are crucial for ensuring compliance with security policies, protecting sensitive information, and facilitating secure engineering solutions in high-stakes environments.

Do security clearance engineers need security clearance?

Security clearance engineers typically need to hold or be eligible for a security clearance themselves, as their work involves handling sensitive information. The level of clearance required depends on the project and employer, and obtaining clearance often involves background checks and security assessments. Having relevant technical skills and security training can facilitate the clearance process.

What jobs can I get with a security clearance?

Security clearance is often required for roles in government agencies, defense contractors, intelligence, cybersecurity, and aerospace industries. Common jobs include security analyst, systems engineer, intelligence analyst, and project manager, which involve handling sensitive information and require background checks and certifications. Having a security clearance can expand employment opportunities in these fields and often leads to higher-level positions.
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Infographic showing various Security Clearance Engineering job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 87% Full Time, 11% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 93% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 5% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $152,773 per year, or $73.4 per hour.

Electrical Engineering Manager with Security Clearance

RTX

Mckinney, TX • On-site

$113K - $146K/yr

Other

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

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Company rating: 8.2 out of 10

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39th of 72 rated aerospace companies


Job description

Date Posted:
2026-07-08
Country:
United States of America Location:
US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WM ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING M 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 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. The Multi-Product Power & Digital (MPD) department designs and tests FPGAs, circuit cards, and electronics subassemblies for a range of products including missiles/effectors, radars, and electronic warfare systems. The team leverages digital, analog, power, and test design skills to provide support throughout the product lifecycle from architecture and design through production and sustainment. The MPD department is seeking an Electrical Engineering Manager to join our team as a section leader for the Subsystem Integration and Test section. This position is an onsite role. The Section Leader will provide functional leadership and exhibit advanced knowledge of digital electronics CCA design. As a functional manager, the candidate will work with section members to provide career guidance, performance feedback, and technical leadership to enable the employees for success. As a digital engineer, the section leader will have a program role supporting a radar product line based in McKinney, TX. Responsibilities will be split between supporting program(s) as an engineer (~85%) and providing functional leadership to the section (~15%). Responsibilities to Anticipate: As a functional leader, the section manager will add the following responsibilities to his or her program role: * Manage a section of 15 to 20 engineers.
* Drive results with a strong work ethic
* Apply active listening, empathy, and conflict resolution
* Enable career development for direct reports
* Develop training curricula, provide technical and process mentoring, and leadership skill development
* Lead functional and cross-disciplinary teams to meet organizational goals and project needs through team leadership
* Support program staffing needs working with program leadership.
* Support hiring (resume reviews, interviews, etc.) and annual compensation planning
* Elicit and compile performance feedback to support Performance Impact
* Hold required Performance Discussions (PD) where compiled feedback, key strengths and development needs are conveyed
* Work closely with other section managers, the department manager, the program management office, senior managers, senior staff engineers, systems engineers, and other development team members
* Ensure labor charging accuracy compliance The radar program responsibilities will be tailored to the applicable skillset of the candidate but may include: * Lead the design, analysis, test, and documentation of digital electronics circuit card assemblies including embedded processors, FPGAs, memories, and industry standard interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART.
* Partner with ECAD drafters through stackup definition, pre/post-route simulation (SI/PI), layout, and routing activities.
* Plan and execute integration and verification activities in engineering laboratories.
* Provide product test and troubleshoot support. Support root cause failure investigations.
* Drive execution to the planned budget and schedule.
* Identify and manage project risks and opportunities.
* Lead medium sized teams to success.
* Coach, review, and delegate work to junior engineers.
* Serve as a subject-matter expert within discipline.
* Lead internal and external technical reviews.
* Support customer interactions and relations.
* Interface with the factory on the build and testing of sub-assemblies
* Support the sustainment team and assist SMEs in the evaluation of repaired subsystems for return to the field
* Interface between program engineering and program management
* Coordinate the status of the technical issues with the program technical leadership team Qualifications You Must Have: * Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
* Demonstrated leadership experience.
* Experience with one or more of the following:
* CCA design and test experience
* Product test and troubleshoot, inclusive of dispositions in factory manufacturing execution systems,
* Hardware and software test equipment development,
* Project management using an execution framework such as earned value management or Agile methodologies, Qualifications We Value: * One or more advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering or a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major. A suitable degree may be counted as 2 years of work experience.
* Experience with factory manufacturing execution systems
* Experience serving as a Hardware Architect, Control Account Manager (CAM), Cross Product Team Lead, and/or Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL)
* Experience in creating and presenting professional level design documentation to company leadership and program customers
* Experience with workforce planning and staffing forecasts
* A strong advocate for process improvement
* Demonstrated ability to manage technical and schedule risks and to identify cost reduction opportunities
* Knowledge of Earned Value Management Systems (cost/schedule development and management)
* Development of technical proposals, engineering project estimates, and/or white papers
* Effective oral and written communication skills
* Experience designing at the circuit card stack level to meet concerns of adjacent disciplines, such as thermal, structural, mechanical, reliability, and quality.
* Experience with embedded test techniques, design for test, design for manufacturing, and/or design margin analysis
* Experience with a formal design process for circuit card assemblies.
* Proven ability to debug and resolve complex hardware issues during integration and qualification testing.
* Advanced knowledge of high-speed protocols, such as PCIe, Ethernet, and high-speed memory interfaces.
* Siemens Xpedition: xDX Designer, xPCB Layout, and/or Hyperlynx signal/power integrity.
* Experience with complex, multi-lamination circuit card assemblies between 16 and 32 layers
* Expertise with Xpedition's Constraint Editor System (CES), routing practices for high-speed signals, and guiding Electronic Computer-Aided Design (ECAD) personnel through PCB layout and technical drawing creation.
* Experience with FPGA code development or software
* Experience with performing circuit card assembly-level architecture trades, and/or with system-level power architecture trades.
* Experience documenting technical topics and presenting to customers and senior leadership.
* Demonstrated ability to lead successful teams.
* Experience managing technical, cost, and schedule risks and opportunities.
* Experience with project management tools such as Earned Value and/or Agile Execution.
* Experience leading a program transition from development to production.
* Proposal development experience.
* Experience with intellectual property generation (patents & publications).
* Demonstrated mentorship of junior engineers. 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. This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Learn More & Apply Now! This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm Locations * North Texas: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-north-texas-location 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 107,500 USD - 204,500 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 un

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