Environmental Test Technical Support Engineer P3

Date Posted:

2025-07-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ889: RMS AP Bldg 930 1151 East Hermans Road Building 930, Tucson, AZ, 85706 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. 

Environmental Test (ET) is an engineering organization that supports all programs across Raytheon. The ET organization provides testing capability for every phase of the product life cycle from prototype to production. Environmental testing includes mechanical shock, electrodynamic vibration, salt fog, climatic environments such as temperature, altitude, and humidity, high temperature quartz lamp testing, structural testing, test fixture design, and custom instrumentation installations and data acquisition support.

Environmental Test is seeking a Technical Support Engineer in the field of environmental testing. The Support Engineer is responsible for executing a variety of environmental tests while collaborating in an integrated product (IP) team environment with Test Engineers, other Support Engineers, and internal engineering customers. The Support Engineer will work within the IP team to implement tests to meet customer requirements and is responsible for test setup, equipment control and monitoring, data collection and data verification. The Support Engineer is responsible for performing troubleshooting and adjustment of both the test equipment and test setup when technical issues arise.

This position is an onsite role located in Tucson, AZ.

What You Will Do

• Perform set-up and operation of mechanical shock test and electrodynamic vibration test systems.
• Perform set-up and operation of climatic environmental chambers in support of testing for temperature, altitude, and humidity and highly accelerated life tests.
• Perform set-up and programming of all control and data acquisition systems as well as the placement, and operation of all instrumentation, signal conditioning, and data acquisition systems.
• Perform the execution of various vibration test methods including random, sine, shock, sine-on-random, random-on-random and drop shock, as defined in Mil-Std-810.
• Collect thermal, vibration, and shock test data and verify for accuracy.
• Safeguarding of classified/proprietary material, hardware, and documentation.
• Ability to work in closed/proprietary/classified areas.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor of Science degree in a technology field, and a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience working with environmental test vibration shaker systems or experience with instrumentation (accelerometers, thermocouples, strain gages, load cells, etc.) and data acquisition systems (Dewetron, DeweSoft, LabView, Agilent/Keysight, Benchlink, Somat, etc.).
• 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.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology.
• Experience setting up and troubleshooting instrumentation, signal conditioners, and data acquisition system hardware and software.
• Experience working with vibration control systems and software.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills including effective written, verbal, and listening.
• High situational awareness and ability to effectively work multiple projects simultaneously.
• Current DoD secret or TS/SSBI 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: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation

Additional Information

This position is an Onsite role. Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as t