Electrical Prototyping Fabrication Technician

Date Posted:

2024-12-16

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ204: RMS Rita Road Bldg 9020 9000 South Rita Rd Building 9020, Tucson, AZ, 85747 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 Summary

The Test Equipment and Environments Center (TE&EC) is within the Test Equipment Engineering Directorate at Raytheon. The Test Equipment and Environments Center (TE&EC) includes all of the engineering disciplines responsible for systems design & test on all Raytheon products. Our engineers are responsible for all elements of the development lifecycle for test including: test requirements, test system design, flight simulations, hardware-in-the-loop, computer-in-the-loop, advanced engineering prototyping technology, flight operations for manned and unmanned vehicles, environmental testing, environmental characterization and engineering laboratory management.  We are hands-on, designing with the latest technology and tools, and integrate state of the art test solutions with the most advanced engineering systems in the world.

The Engineering Prototyping & Fabrication department is seeking Electrical Prototyping Fabrication Technicians to work in an engineering environment to co-develop engineering hardware in accordance with customer and internal requirements, as well as industry standards. Candidates will collaborate with multi-disciplined design teams across multiple projects to bring design concepts to fruition, providing rapid engineering, fabrication and prototyping solutions throughout the entire product lifecycle.   

Responsibilities to Anticipate

• Fabricate, maintain, modify, and repair moderately complex prototype electrical assemblies.
• Rely on moderate experience to interpret drawings, schematics, 3D models, written notes, and specifications.
• Assists in the layout and fitment of electrical, electro-optical, electro-mechanical, and mechanical assemblies.
• Adapts methods and procedures to test, analyze, and troubleshoot new hardware.
• Applies semi-advanced skills to test, inspect, and prove-in moderately complex prototype electrical assemblies.
• Assists in electrical/mechanical engineering drawing peer reviews to validate engineering design specifications in development of producible prototypes.
• Assess moderately complex designs to ensure producibility, maintainability, safety, and reliability.
• Communicate build concerns to customers and collaborate on design improvements.
• Perform other task related duties as required.
• Ability to work in closed/proprietary/classified areas

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires an AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 6 years of experience in an engineering environment, testing and fabricating electrical assemblies in three or more of the following areas: cables or wire harnesses, breakout boxes, or chassis, circuit card modifications, and racked electronic equipment.
• Previous work experience reading and interpreting electrical and mechanical drawings and schematics.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills 
• Strong understanding of engineering principals and design techniques
• Effective interpersonal skills to develop report and build positive relationships with both internal and external customers
• J-STD-001 Solder certification
• IPC 610 & 620 Acceptability certifications and inspection experience
• Experience working in an environment where your work is post-build inspected
• Experience with the fabrication and cleaning of High Pressure / High Purity Gas Systems

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