Manufacturing Engineering Manager

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 freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. 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 on day 1.

The Test Automation and Factory Engineering Directorate within Raytheon’s Electronic Warfare Systems business has an opportunity for a Manager, Manufacturing Engineering Operations. This leader will oversee a multidisciplinary team of Manufacturing Engineers and Radio Frequency Production Test Engineers responsible for the compliant, efficient, and high‑quality production and test of advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) hardware. The Manager will ensure engineering excellence, drive factory performance improvements, and serve as a key technical and leadership interface across Operations, Quality, Test, and Design Engineering.

This role requires strong manufacturing and/or RF test expertise, people leadership experience, and the ability to operate at the depth and complexity expected of a Principal Engineer.

Role Type:
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. This position is an onsite role – Goleta, CA. 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.

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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.

• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of Manufacturing Engineers and RF Production Test Engineers, fostering technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee execution of daily engineering support across multiple production areas, ensuring products are built and tested compliantly to established processes and specifications.
• Partner closely with Operations, Quality, Production Control, and Design Engineering to remove barriers, solve systemic issues, and improve factory performance across cost, quality, safety, security, and schedule.
• Ensure that engineering processes, work instructions, test flows, and technical data packages are accurate, current, and fully compliant with program and configuration‑control requirements.
• Lead complex root cause analysis, corrective actions,…