Principal Tooling Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-07-29

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA114: Andover MA 354 Lowell Suffolk 354 Lowell Street Suffolk, Andover, MA, 01810 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

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.

What You Will Do:

As a Principal Tooling Engineer your responsibilities will include designing custom mechanical solutions to support manufacturing, assembly, inspection and test throughout the product lifecycle. You’re the Subject Matter Expert who designs innovative fixturing, gages, assembly jigs, material handling devices, lifting fixtures, manufacturing aids and machine design solutions, and your work provides a consistent, safe, ergonomic means to assemble, inspect, handle and transport production hardware. 

In this senior level Tooling Engineer role you’ll use computer aided design to generate 3-dimensional models and technical drawing packages. You’ll be responsible for all aspects of designing, documentation, procuring and integrating assembly Tooling into a highly complex manufacturing environment. In addition, you’ll oversee projects from development to implementation and strive to incorporate safe, ergonomic, error-proofed, and innovative solutions into the factory. As a senior member of the team, you will also provide guidance, mentorship and subject matter expertise to junior members of the engineering team.

Additional responsibilities may include:

• Developing and approving complex 3-dimensional tooling solutions using CREO (Pro-E)
• Capturing & communicating tooling concepts and solutions with manufacturing & factory leadership.
• Representing manufacturing as a Subject Matter Expert and mechanical engineering resource to support a variety of factory initiatives.
• Promoting standardized fixturing concepts across all programs to support a true multi-missile factory environment.
• Reading and interpreting mechanical engineering drawings including the usage of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Establishing designs with significant consideration given to good error-proofing techniques and troubleshooting design flaws and production issues
• Integrating Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components to increase design usability and cost effectiveness.
• Adjusting and optimizing designs as necessary to meet stakeholder needs.
• Technical leadership including mentoring junior tooling engineers.

This job is posted as ONSITE, and is based at Raytheon’s Andover, MA facility.

Qualifications you Must Have:

• Typically Requires a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and minimum 8 years of relevant experience.  An advanced degree may account for additional years of experience as required for this position
• Experience with CAD modeling
• Experience creating or reviewing mechanical drawings and/or documentation
• Experience with tool design

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Prefer Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology or Aerospace Engineering
• Previous tool design experience
• Machine Shop Experience
• GD&T skills
• Advanced CAD skills
• Experience with CREO
• Gage, Fixture, and/or Machine design experience

Working Environments:

This position involves direct support of manufacturing activities and requires spending significant amounts of time in and around factory areas.

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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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. Th