Sr. Material Program Lead

Position

Materials & Process Engineering (MPE) Program Lead Engineer – Tucson, AZ (Onsite)

Top Secret – U.S. government issue required before start date. U.S. citizenship required.

• Provide MPE support for program review board meetings (CCB, MRB, PCB, ERB, PMCB).
• Ensure peer reviews are conducted and MPE positions aligned with program deliverables before report distribution.
• Manage workload to ensure support for programs and MPE team meets schedule needs.
• Lead trade studies to identify appropriate materials, properties and processes; benchmark material technologies and testing methods; document justifications for material choices.
• Ensure labor costs and completion schedules for MPE are negotiated and meet product/program commitments.
• Resolve technical and operational problems.
• Mentor and train early career engineers.
• Participate in Failure Investigation Teams providing technical support.
• Support proposal efforts that include MPE tasks.
• Present technical positions or data results to large technical audiences.

• University Degree or equivalent experience with minimum 5 years of relevant experience; or advanced degree with minimum 3 years experience.
• Experience in materials problem solving (process improvements, alternate materials, protective coatings).
• Experience with mechanical test methods (tensile, compression, lap shear, hardness, viscosity) or chemical analysis methods (FT-IR, cure rate of adhesives, DMA, TMA, GC, etc.).
• Ability to work with program gate reviews, PDM, assembly drawings, material specifications and military specifications.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong documentation and technical writing.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

• Bachelor's degree in STEM.
• At least 7 years in materials problem solving, materials characterization or production engineering.
• Competency with technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques.
• Experience in program system processes related to MRBs, PCB, risk boards, engineering review boards.
• Broad knowledge of materials science; ability to collaborate with SMEs.

Salary range: 86,800 USD – 165,200 USD.

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance.
• Short‑term disability, long‑term disability.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program.
• Parental leave.
• Paid time off and holidays.

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. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.