Senior Hardware Engineer - ESSM Launcher

Position & Location

Senior Mechanical Engineer – ESSM® Missile Launcher team. On-site in Portsmouth, RI.

• Perform mechanical design, development, and documentation of components, sub-assemblies, and major end items for defense system equipment in accordance with system requirements.
• Collaborate across multiple disciplines/functions (structural/thermal analyses and electrical engineering) to solve complex technical challenges in a fast-paced, team environment.
• Support the factory and suppliers with product integration.
• Participate in design peer reviews, resolve action items, and conduct trade studies to make sound technical decisions.
• Work with limited supervision and meet commitments for assigned schedule, financial, and technical goals.

• Degree in STEM and minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in leading small development efforts and teams with cost and schedule responsibility.
• Experience with GD&T (ASME Y14.5), tolerance analysis, metal fabrication (machining, sheet metal), assembly joining techniques (fasteners, rivets, inserts).
• Experience with CAD modeling and engineering documentation practices.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance (Secret).
• U.S. citizenship required.

• Experience in specification, design, development, production, and testing of electronics systems.
• Knowledge of packaging electronic equipment for physical and environmental constraints.
• Experience with proposal cost and technical volumes, engineering basis of estimates (BOEs).
• Ability to support international travel (~30%) to customer sites or suppliers.
• Experience with PTC CREO and PDM.
• Certifications in Earned Value Project Management.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and a demonstrated ability to work in cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, for technical, non‑technical, and management audiences.

Salary range: $86,800 - $165,200 USD. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible schedules, employee assistance program, scholarship program, parental leave, paid time off, holidays, and incentive compensation plans.

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.