Principal Manufacturing Development Engineer

What You Will Do

As a Principal Manufacturing Development Engineer, you’ll lead and coordinate projects and improvements across the extended value streams and will develop influential relationships with your internal stakeholders.

• Develop Manufacturing Data Packages (MDPs) including assembly instructions, workflow/routing, labor standards, and tool and fixture designs.
• Provide technical input and peer review to engineering designs and design changes.
• Provide technical guidance and problem solving to factory engineers.
• Apply manufacturing engineering skillsets across the extended value stream to resolve constraints and improve process and product designs.

• Serve as the manufacturing and producibility authority within the program.
• Recommend process and procedural changes to ensure that objectives in the areas of cost, efficiency and quality are met.
• Design, control and improve the producibility of products through collaboration with a multi‑disciplined team.
• Identify and resolve constraints across the program.
• Participate in corrective action investigations.

Typical requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience working in manufacturing production.
• Experience with manufacturing process development or improvement.
• Ability to work on programs requiring special program access.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) clearance.

Preferred qualifications:

• Ability to identify, reduce and eliminate cost, quality and schedule constraints through technical engagements, an innovative mindset that drives continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and keeps pace with advances in technology.
• Experience with Technical drawing interpretation, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and proficiency with CAD solid modeling tools (preference for CREO/ProE).
• Experience with technical writing and interpreting technical drawings to communicate technical information to different audiences.
• Demonstrated hands‑on mechanical aptitude with the ability to work across disciplines in a team environment.
• Experience with MRP systems.
• Experience with Manufacturing Readiness Assessments.
• Bachelor’s Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• Current DoD security clearance (secret).

$107,500 USD – $204,500 USD (approximate).

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid time off and holidays, and eligibility for annual incentive compensation programs.

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.