Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Raytheon Vision Systems (RVS) is a world leader in the research, design, and manufacturing of focal plane arrays and flight-based vision systems supporting a myriad of defense, surveillance, space, and weather tracking applications. We have an immediate opportunity for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in Goleta, California.

The candidate will be responsible for the oversite and assembly of Focal Plane Modules from implementation of design to shipment. Provide engineering support for the manufacturing factory, interpret engineering drawings and specifications into build plans, create schedules and oversee nonrecurring and recurring tasks to support program builds. Create and maintain Bill of Materials, generate planning documents, manage process and tooling activities, review, and disposition discrepant material, manage budgets, interface with manufacturing personnel, lead problem solving efforts and corrective actions.

What You Will Do

• Reading technical drawings as well as using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook) for daily communications, tracking, and documenting manufacturing processes for assembly.
• Write manufacturing plans and instructions in accordance with engineering specifications, quality requirements, safety needs, and security requirements.
• Generate Bills of Material (BOMs). Participate in tooling reviews and provide evaluation and feedback of tool designs.
• Review hardware for compliance; generate work/rework/repair documentation; perform troubleshooting to support production activities.
• Determine the causes of defects and improve processes through updates to work instructions, tooling, process, programs, or equipment; present results of investigations to peers and management at Corrective Action Board (CAB).
• Troubleshoot to support production activities and project delivery.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Engineering experience is required.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Working knowledge of military and commercial manufacturing processes.
• Working knowledge of ERP and MES systems, SAP/ CMES experienced preferred.
• Understanding of basic semiconductor physics.
• Experience with II-VI and III-V or other compound semiconductor processing.
• Knowledge of Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience or knowledge of Statistical Process Control, Gage R&Rs, Capability Studies, Design of Experiments (DOE) or other quantitative continuous improvement tools.
• Experience in a production environment closely teaming with all levels of manufacturing stakeholders.
• Budgeting and presentation skills.

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 is an onsite role – Goleta, CA: