Principal Mechanical Engineer - Test Equipment

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Country: United States of America

Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-807 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 807

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: DoD Clearance:
Secret

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

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

The Test Equipment Engineering (TEE) Directorate is a multi-discipline organization responsible for developing test solutions for all Raytheon Missile Defense (RMD) products. We are hands‑on, designing with the latest technology and tools, and integrate state of the art test solutions with the most advanced engineering systems in the world. TEE products are located in engineering labs, in the field, and in production environments utilized for weapon system product verification, qualification, test data analysis, and production test solution development.

TEE has job opportunities across all phases of the engineering lifecycle, including demonstrations, early engineering tests, design verification tests, production, and sustainment.

TEE is looking for Principal Mechanical Engineers to be responsible for designing, developing, documenting, and maintaining complex test environment systems for all Raytheon effector products.

• Research, plan, design and develop mechanical test systems in areas including, but not limited to, vibration, thermal, hydraulic, radio frequency, and electro‑optical for production testing environments
• Integrate and validate test systems against stringent accuracy and reliability requirements
• Evaluate production installations and recommend design modifications to eliminate malfunctions

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• Minimum of eight (8) years of technical / engineering experience in mechanical design and/or production support
• Minimum of five (5) years experience with CAD solid modeling tools and analysis tools with an emphasis on ProE / CREO Parametric
• Experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerance analysis
• Experience creating mechanical drawing packages
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

• Design experience with mechanical and electronic packaging
• Experience with Configuration Management processes, application, and tools (e.g., Windchill / cPDM)
• Experience in Model Based Engineering or Model Based Design
• Experience in mechanical sub‑systems packaging, materials, thermal analysis, structural analysis, control systems, electrical hardware design, or large assembly development
• Experience with environmental stress screening of hardware (e.g., vibration, shock, thermal, etc.)
• Systems engineering experience
• Knowledge of basic management approaches such as work scheduling, prioritizing, coaching and process execution
• Experience in proposal development and the first four gates within the Integrated Product Development System (IPDS)
• Experience with providing guidance and assistance to less experienced professionals and/or support employees

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value:
Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

• This position offers relocation

• This is an onsite role. Employees who are working in onsite roles…