Principal Environmental Test Engineer

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– Tucson, AZ. Onsite position. U.S. citizenship required for a DoD Secret clearance.

At Raytheon, we bring more than 100 years of engineering expertise to meet today’s mission and prepare for tomorrow’s challenges. The Environmental Test (ET) organization supports all programs with testing from prototype to production, covering mechanical shock, vibration, salt fog, climate, temperature, and structural analysis.

• Consult and provide testing guidance to internal program customers, ensuring proposed tests meet intended requirements.
• Write test plans and procedures, review others’ plans, and create schedules and budgets for all testing.
• Oversee and personally conduct environmental testing to validate models for product qualification, acceptance, flight test clearance, engineering evaluation, and failure investigation.
• Implement engineering best practices to ensure accurate, on‑schedule, and budget‑conscious testing.
• Analyze test data in real‑time and post‑test to validate that requirements are met.
• Communicate status of ongoing testing to ET leadership and internal program customers.
• Design, model, and analyze vibration and structural test fixtures using CREO Parametric and ANSYS Workbench.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or closely related STEM field and eight (8) years of relevant experience.
• Technical writing experience in test planning, analysis, or reporting.
• Experience with environmental test shaker systems or instrumentation (accelerometers, thermocouples, strain gages, load cells, etc.) and data acquisition systems (Dewetron, Dewe Soft, Lab View, Agilent/Keysight, Benchlink, Somat, etc.).
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government‑issued security clearance.

• Preferable majors:
  Electrical, Aerospace, or Mechanical.
• Experience with commercial environmental test equipment – vibration test systems and thermal chambers.
• Experience with vibration control systems and software.
• Experience with solid modeling and analysis software.
• High situational awareness and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Current DoD Secret or TS/SSBI clearance.

• Competitive salary range: USD 101,000 – 203,000.
• Benefits: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
• Performance‑based incentive compensation programs.
• County‑based pay structure for U.S. territory residents.
• Application window closes approximately 40 days after posting; may be shortened or extended.

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 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.