Engineer II - Warhead​/Lethality

Job Title

Engineer II – Warhead

Tucson, AZ (Onsite)

U.S. citizenship required. Must obtain a DoD Secret clearance prior to start. An interim government‑issued clearance is required before the start date.

• Apply or develop highly advanced technologies, scientific principles, theories, and concepts for warhead integration into missile systems.
• Participate in both development and production programs across Raytheon product lines.
• Interface with the customer to identify user needs.
• Work with customers, subcontractors, and suppliers to resolve engineering issues, develop new products, and conduct technical reviews.
• Conduct hydrocode simulation and lethality analysis.
• Support warhead design, analysis, test, and evaluation.
• Develop Statements of Work (SOWs), Critical Item Development Specifications (CIDS), and Technical Data Packages (TDP).
• Support fact‑finding and contract negotiations.
• Ensure technical rigor and depth of all deliverables.
• Travel periodically to government and subcontractor facilities, including international travel as required.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience.
• Alternatively, an advanced degree may substitute for two (2) years of experience.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience in warhead development from conceptual design through final test and assembly.
• Project management experience applied to team interaction and deliverables.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance prior to the start date.
• U.S. citizenship required for security clearance eligibility.

• Advanced degree.
• Four (4) or more years of directly related experience in warhead design, analysis, and development from conceptual design through final test and assembly.
• Demonstrated ability to lead collaborative efforts with other technical disciplines (structural, thermal, aerodynamics).
• Willingness to travel internationally to support suppliers.
• Technical writing skills for detailed design requirements, test requirements, statements of work, white papers, and technical presentations.
• Supplier collaboration experience and oversight in generating specifications and statements of work.
• Working knowledge or experience with missile design, development, production support, and integration.
• Experience with DoD customers and/or contractor executives and technical leadership.
• Active Secret or Top Secret Clearance in the Department of Defense.

Salary range: 68,900 USD – 131,100 USD. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, paid time off, parental leave, and holiday pay. Additional incentive programs may be available based on level and business needs.

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 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.