Sr. Material Program Lead

Date Posted:

Country: United States of America

Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-M02 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG M02

Position Role Type: Onsite

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: Secret - Current

Security Clearance Status: Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

The Materials & Process Engineering (M&PE) Department, which functions within Hardware Engineering, is looking for a M&PE Program Lead engineer to participate as a member of the Materials Design and Development Section. The ideal candidate will be accountable for leveraging Hardware Engineering and M&PE disciplines for technical execution of the design, development, and manufacturing of missile hardware. The M&PE Program Lead is responsible for supporting all program milestones and providing materials engineering technical execution to the committed production schedule and cost.

In addition, the M&PE Program Lead is responsible for coordinating M&PE resources to effectively meet program requirements.

• Provide M&PE support to programs design reviews, gate reviews, Material Review Board, Change Control Board, Process Change Board, and engineering peer reviews.
• Responsible for the accuracy of technical output of each assignment, including the M&PE positions based on data and analyses. Interface with other organizations across the Raytheon Enterprise such as Common Electronic Products, Mission Assurance & Quality, Operations, Reliability, and Supply Chain.
• Additional experience with Failure Review Boards and/or failure analysis is also helpful
• Provide M&PE support for Program’s review board meetings (i.e., CCB, MRB, PCB, ERB, PMCB)
• Ensure peer reviews are conducted and M&PE position aligned with Program deliverable and “One Voice” prior to report distribution
• Manage workload to ensure that programs and M&PE team receive the required support consistent with schedule needs
• Lead the Program Team in the following activities:
  The development of trade studies to identify appropriate materials, material properties, and processes;
  Benchmark material technologies and methods of materials testing;
  Document justifications for material choices
• Ensure labor costs and estimated completion schedules provided by M&PE are negotiated, understood and meet product/program commitments
• Resolution of technical and operational problems
• Mentor and/or train early career engineers
• Participate on Failure Investigation Teams to provide technical support
• Support proposal efforts that include M&PE tasks.
• Be able to present technical position or data results summary to large technical audience (example: MMSTN, TIG, or ERB)

The Sr. Material Program Lead job is in Tucson, AZ and the position is onsite.

• Typically requires a Bachelor in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience. In absence of a degree, 9+ years of experience. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for additional years of experience
• Experience in materials problem solving (i.e. process improvements or choosing alternate material or protective coatings to address specific material issues)
• Experience with mechanical test methods (i.e. tensile, compression, lap shear, hardness, lap shear, viscosity) and/or chemical analysis methods (FT-IR spectroscope, cure rate of adhesives, DMA, TMA, Gas Chromatography, etc...)

• Materials characterization, or production engineering and/or competency with the use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques.
• Seven (7) years of experience in materials problem solving, materials characterization, or production engineering and competency with the use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques
• Working experience with program Gate Reviews, PDM, assembly drawings, material specifications and military specifications
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
• Excellent documentation and technical writing skills
• Ability to efficiently use MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Powerpoint
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Extensive experience in program system processes related to Material Review Boards, Material and Process Change Boards, Risk Boards, Engineering Review Boards
• Broad knowledge of materials science with ability to collaborate with SMEs
• Make Materials Engineering decisions for the program based on solid facts and data

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