Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer – Structural

Date Posted:

2025-06-11

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CA105: Golden Foothills Sacramento 5180 Golden Foothills Parkway Suite 200, El Dorado Hills, CA, 95762 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ 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 Analysis and Test (MA&T) Department is responsible for ensuring structural and thermal design robustness across the Raytheon portfolio of products.  From preliminary concepts to fielded weapon system support, MA&T delivers innovative structural and thermal engineering solutions utilizing methods ranging from classical fundamental & empirically based techniques to state-of-the-art finite element methods leveraging industry leading commercial tools; all complimented and validated by tests executed in a manner to ensure cost effective yet technically balanced solutions.

Raytheon is seeking an experienced Senior Principal Structural Engineer to join the Mechanical Analysis and Test Department.  In this role, you will be responsible for detailed structural analysis to support all phases of programs including development and production. The analyses will cover a wide range of difficult problems, requiring solutions that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives. The analysis tasks will span the spectrum from classical hand calculations to detailed analyses requiring the use of finite element analysis software. A structural analyst of this salary grade is expected to have a high degree of technical competence and be a recognized technical leader and/or leader of teams of engineering analysts.  The selected candidate will be able to work under general direction and will be expected to define the scope and level of analysis/test required to meet objectives and assist in program planning. You will also be held accountable for your individual work and the work of others on your team within the agreed upon cost and schedule. It is expected that you will present your work for peer reviews and be a peer reviewer for other engineers’ work. The customers of this position will include internal personnel and programs as well as external Government(s) personnel and programs.

What You Will Do:

• Act as the technical lead across multiple products, guiding development of environments and analysis artifacts. Responsible for technical strategy, prioritization of efforts, and risk management.

• Drive collaboration with program managers, Chief Engineers, Integrated Product Team, and Functional leadership to influence product strategy and technical requirements.

  Identify and evaluate emerging technologies to maintain market position.

• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in multi-disciplinary design reviews and system integration meetings.

• Work with limited oversight on complex problems to provide the answers needed under program cost and schedule constraints

• Coordinate and lead technical peer reviews ensuring the technical accuracy of work product as well as acting as a reviewer for others work products

• Present results to internal stakeholders and external customers

• Generate detailed, archival technical reports

• Travel to test sites to support test or design discussion (depending on work assignment)

• Act as a technical leader (help define and develop MA&T department technical processes and tools) and lead teams to meet program milestones

The Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer – Structural Engineer job is in Sacramento, CA and the position is onsite.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience. In absence of a degree, 14+ years of experience. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for additional years of experience

• Experience in using structural analysis tools (PATRAN or NASTRAN or ANSYS or Dynamic or Sta