Senior RF Mechanical Engineer

Date Posted:

2026-04-02

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-AL-HUNTSVILLE-315 ~ 315 Bob Heath Dr ~ BOB HEATH

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 Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

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 Senior RF Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for providing innovative design solutions for the packaging of antennas, RF Circuit Card Assemblies, radomes, and RF test equipment. The selected candidate will be expected to lead multidiscipline teams, provide technical oversight, delegate tasks, and work with the Engineering organization to establish technology roadmaps, enable modernization, and contribute to general innovation. In addition, the candidate will work with customer personnel and program leadership to define and refine requirements to validate hardware compliance. The candidate will be responsible for providing guidance, coaching, mentoring, and training to other employees across the business within the candidate’s areas of expertise.

What You Will Do

• Small group technical oversight

• Serve as a technical resource to the organization   

• Collaborate in a multi-discipline team setting to solve complex engineering problems

• Create 3D CAD models and engineering drawings for RF products designs

• Develop prototype hardware designs and coordinating fabrication

• Perform hands on integration and test support for prototype hardware

• Hold design and drawing reviews with peers and subject matter experts

• Supplier management for built to print or build to specification RF products

                                                                                

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience

• Minimum of 5 years experience to include any combination of the following:

• Experience performing design and / or analysis throughout the product life cycle to include use of three dimensional (3D) Computer Aided Design (CAD) software

• Experience with creation of Technical Data Packages (TDPs) using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

• Experience leading small, multi-disciplinary teams

  

Qualifications We Prefer

• Master of Science (MS) in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering

• Experience performing design and / or analysis for the packaging of RF products (e.g. Circuit Card Assemblies, antennas, radomes, RF test equipment, harnesses and interconnects)

• Experience serving as a Responsible Engineering Authority (REA), Control Account Manager (CAM), and/or Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL)

• Supplier management for built to print or build to specification RF products

• Experience creating and presenting professional level design documentation to company leadership and program customers

• Creo Simulate or ANSYS Workbench for preliminary structural and thermal analysis of design concepts

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Failure investigation, root cause identification, and corrective action implementation

• Familiarity or direct experience with RF Printed Circuit Board (PCB) material stack ups and Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) layout

• One dimensional tolerance analysis for complex mechanical assemblies

• Development of technical proposals, engineering project estimates, and/or white papers

• Requirements verification test planning and execution

What We Offer

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

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