Senior Advanced Materials - RURI

Date Posted:

2024-08-20

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA101: Andover MA 350 Lowell St Essex 350 Lowell Street Essex, Andover, MA, 01810 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

About Us:

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. 

Job Description:

The Materials and Process Engineering Department, which functions within Mechanical Engineering, is looking for a Materials Engineer to join our team in Lowell, MA in the Advanced Materials Section, working at the Raytheon-UMass Lowell Research Institute (RURI). A qualified candidate will have experience in RF microelectronics packaging processes, direct write/additive manufacturing techniques, and related materials and processes. This position will offer a qualified candidate the opportunity to support RURI’s efforts to develop novel, reduced SWaP packaging techniques and transition new capabilities and designs to a variety of Raytheon products and applications. The role will involve operation of printers and related design tools, mechanical and electrical characterization techniques, and mentoring of students. Tasks will require critical thinking to solve challenging problems and careful attention to detail on procedures and documentation of results. Collaboration with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, subject matter experts, and university personnel is required. A candidate must be able to manage and coordinate a wide variety of simultaneous tasks within set schedule requirements. This candidate will become part of a multi-disciplined team.

The Senior Advanced Materials - RURI job is in Andover, MA and the position is onsite.

What You Will Do:

• Additive manufacturing equipment and process support

• RF Characterization equipment and process support

• Simulation tools equipment and process support

• Act as liaison between students, professors and project leads at Raytheon

• Mentor graduate and undergraduate students

• Provide guidance on and ensure proper control of ITAR and Raytheon proprietary information

• Developing and/or validating appropriate materials, material properties, and processes for use on existing and new products in design and production

• Providing evaluation and resolution to technical, operational, and supplier problems related to materials and processes

• Participate in analysis and documentation of results

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Materials Science and Engineering, or Physics, or Chemistry, or Polymer Science, or Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering 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 working with design and development (material selections), manufacturing, and/or suppliers in materials and/or mechanical engineering related projects.

• The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience working on programs, projects, and/or products associated with the Defense Industry

• Determine root cause and solutions to problems in an expeditious manner.

• Highly skilled in troubleshooting, problem solving, and analysis

• Understanding of RF systems &/or Microelectronics Packaging

• Experienced user of Additive Manufacturing tools including FDM, Ink Dispense, and aerosol jetting tools

• Experience with Ansys, CAD, HFSS software

What We Offer:

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

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• RTX solves some of the toughest challenges in aerospace and defense. That requires expansive thinking and bold innovation – and that, in turn, requires a culture that is diverse, equitable and inclusive.

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