Section Leader - Sr. Manager, Mech. Eng

Overview

Position:
Section Leader – Sr. Manager, Mechanical Engineering (On‑Site).

Location:

Tewksbury, MA/Andover, MA (50 Apple Hill Dr, Assabet Building). The role requires an active, transferable DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

• Lead multi‑disciplinary engineering teams with responsibility for cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Conduct performance reviews and support recruitment and retention efforts.
• Guide mechanical design from concept and trade studies through detailed design, production transition, and supplier support.
• Develop and integrate mechanical hardware and electronics packaging (chassis, modules, circuit card assemblies, printed wiring boards, and interconnects).
• Apply materials selection, manufacturing processes, GD&T, and tolerance analysis to ensure quality and reliability.
• Support project execution, including proposal development (BOEs), EVMS/EAC tracking, and risk & opportunity management.
• Conduct root‑cause and corrective action analysis and present findings to leadership and stakeholders.
• Support factory and suppliers with product integration domestically and internationally.
• Create management reporting and concise technical and programmatic presentations to enable informed, strategic decisions.
• Lead cross‑functional design/development efforts within Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) involving Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management.
• Develop strategies for technical solutions that meet complex user requirements while balancing schedule and budget.

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 7 years of experience.
• Experience leading engineering teams with responsibility for cost, schedule, and technical execution.
• Strong mechanical design expertise, including trade studies, detailed design, production transition, and supplier support.
• Experience with materials selection, manufacturing processes, GD&T, and tolerance analysis.

• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively with minimal conflict.
• Experience in design, fabrication, and integration of military mobile shelters, trailers, and equipment packaging.
• Self‑driven leadership style with adaptability across varying assignments.
• Working knowledge of military and commercial specifications.
• Experience in electronics packaging design and integration.
• Risk & Opportunity Management experience.
• Advanced problem‑solving skills, including reliability/failure analysis and development of technical white papers.
• Engineering project management experience, including EVMS/EAC oversight and proposal leadership.
• Hardware design experience for Patriot, LTAMDS, and NASAMS Air Defense Systems.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules and employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
• Annual incentive compensation programs (subject to position and collective‑bargaining agreement).

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, 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 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.