Principal Mechanical Engineer - Mechanism Design

Radar Mechanical Design Engineer

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.

The Radar Mechanical Design Department leads mechanical design, development, and integration of some of the most innovative land-based and shipboard radars in the world. This includes phased array radar systems, electronic modules, pedestals, and power and cooling systems. The department comprises individuals with technical expertise and experience in hardware design, integration, and production support.

In this position, you will be responsible for developing technical solutions for a wide range of mechanism and machine design challenges, such as mechanical design of motion control actuation systems & subsystems, including custom actuator and geartrain design, kinematic and dynamic analysis of mechanisms, design of machine elements, bearing design, selection and analysis. Responsibility extends across the entire life cycle of the product, from conceptualizing and design, to prototyping and manufacturing, integration and verification testing, through production support.

You will be expected to apply sound first principles understanding to solve complex system problems while teaming with a cross-discipline team including electrical engineering, systems engineering, RADAR systems engineering, flight science, manufacturing engineering, supply chain and others.

• Develop technical solutions for a broad range of mechanism and machine design challenges supporting advanced radar systems and subsystems.
• Design and analyze motion control actuation systems, including custom actuators, gear trains, bearings, and other mechanical machine elements.
• Perform kinematic and dynamic analysis of mechanisms, along with first-order structural, thermal, tolerance, and margin analyses.
• Support the full mechanical design lifecycle, including requirements development, concept generation, trade studies, material selection, free-body diagram development, and geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T) application.
• Create and support 3D models, engineering drawings, tolerance analyses, and manufacturing documentation required for hardware realization.
• Partner with manufacturing and test teams to support prototype builds, tooling development, integration activities, and verification testing.
• Participate in technical and design reviews while ensuring designs meet performance, quality, manufacturability, and reliability requirements.
• Lead mechanical development efforts for radar systems and components while balancing technical performance, schedule, cost, and risk considerations.
• Collaborate closely across multi-disciplinary engineering teams, suppliers, and program leadership to drive technical execution and resolve complex design challenges.
• Provide technical leadership and sound engineering judgment while working with minimal oversight and significant latitude in determining technical approaches and solutions.

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 or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience.
• Experience of mechanical design for military or aerospace or commercial applications.

Experience with any of the following:

• Development of different actuation drive systems, examples include power management, motor and/or gear train sizing and implementation (spur gear,…