Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-05-07

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MS301: 19859 Highway 80, Forest 19859 Highway 80 CMC Forest, Forest, MS, 39074 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.

What You Will Do:

Raytheon is seeking a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer to provide engineering support and expertise to the Forest Consolidated Manufacturing Center.

In this role, you’ll ensure hardware is assembled properly per all drawing requirements and you’ll provide education and knowledge on the use of manufacturing resources in the creation of instructions to assemble the product. In addition, you’ll manage processes with minimal oversight and will provide measurable input to new products, processes or standards in operational plans to meet customer integrations and objectives.

The position works in a SCIF environment.

Additional responsibilities will include:

• Leading manufacturing engineering initiatives within assigned work center(s) within the Forest Manufacturing Site
• Leading or participating in Root Cause analysis and CORE initiatives
• Actively pursuing methods and processes to improve overall Quality of our product
• Reviewing and dispositioning state-of-the-art hardware to maintain production process flow
• Creating, modifying and maintaining Assembly instructions, Routers and Process Control Documents.
• Leading and mentoring members of the site engineering team

This job is posted as ONSITE and is based at Raytheon’s Forest, MS facility.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically Requires a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and minimum 5 years of relevant experience.  An advanced degree may account for additional years of experience as required for this position
• Experience in failure analysis, root cause analysis, corrective or preventive actions 
• Experience working with engineering drawings
• Experience with tools such as lean manufacturing, diagnostic, process optimization or continuous improvement 

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Hands on experience with Electronic Circuit Card, Cabling and Electronic System assembly, rework and repair.
• Working knowledge of Military and Commercial Standards, Materials and Process Specifications.
• Working knowledge of hardware assembly, torque controls and analyzing assembly tolerance stack up.
• Experience with modeling in Creo, or SolidWorks. 
• Experience in supporting design and manufacturing processes
• Ability to work and multitask multiple issues as part of a cross-functional team. 
• Active DoD Secret security clearance

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.

Learn More & Apply Now!

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.

This position requires ability to obtain a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: Security Clearance FAQs - United States Department of State

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