Manufacturing Cell Lead - Marlborough, MA (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-06-10

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA803: Marlborough, MA Building 3 1001 Boston Post Road Building 3, Marlborough, MA, 01752 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

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

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

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 Mechanical Engineering department leads in the mechanical hardware design, development, and production of weapons systems. We use state-of-the-art tools, processes, and technology, with capabilities encompassing a broad range of technical disciplines, including product engineering, manufacturing, technical services, materials engineering, analysis and test, rapid hardware development/builds and configuration and data management documentation.

The Rapid Hardware Solutions (RHS) department is chartered to deliver agile services.  We bridge across Operations and Engineering, providing solutions through the execution of quick-turn design, procurement, manufacturing, and environmental test services.

The RHS directorate is looking for an individual to perform the role of Manufacturing Cell Lead in the Rapid Hardware Solutions organization (RHS). 

This position is located on-site in Marlborough, MA.

What You Will Do

This role requires daily interaction with other cross-business teams to maintain and meet organizational goals and objectives of achieving/exceeding cost, quality, schedule, and safety goals. These teams include project management, technical support, manufacturing and design engineering, quality, material planners, Environmental Health and Safety, and facility maintenance. Performance criteria for this position includes identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities using Raytheon Technologies (RTX) CORE and lean manufacturing methodologies.

This position supports deployment of manufacturing operations strategy, control systems, tools, and metrics to accurately measure progress, identify defects, determine root cause, and develop/implement corrective action plans.

In addition to the above, responsibilities include:

• Manpower planning

• Tracking and coordinating employee compliance and skills training

• Time and attendance tracking

• Area lay-out and flow management.

• Capital and tooling requirements.

• Enforcement of company policies, procedures, and labor contract

• Quality and Safety audit support

• Customer interaction

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of prior relevant experience OR an Advanced degree in a related field and a minimum of 3 years’ experience OR In absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience is required.

• 5 years’ experience in hardware development and/or production/manufacturing/operations

• Leadership experience in manufacturing, planning, scheduling, operations, or related environments

• 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 in aerospace/defense industry

• Familiarity with Common Manufacturing Enterprise System (CMES)

• Experience utilizing lean manufacturing and CORE principles.

• Project leadership and process improvements

• Experience supervising bargaining unit employees

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.

• Relocation Eligible

• Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

• Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products