Sr. Material Program Lead

Date Posted:

2026-03-27

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-AZ-TUCSON-M02 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG M02

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 Type:

Top Secret - Current

Security Clearance Status:

Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

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 Materials & Process Engineering (M&PE) Department, which functions within Hardware Engineering, is looking for a M&PE Program Lead engineer to participate as a member of the Materials Design and Development Section. The ideal candidate will be accountable for leveraging Hardware Engineering and M&PE disciplines for technical execution of the design, development, and manufacturing of missile hardware. The M&PE Program Lead is responsible for supporting all program milestones and providing materials engineering technical execution to the committed production schedule and cost. In addition, the M&PE Program Lead is responsible for coordinating M&PE resources to effectively meet program requirements .

What You Will Do

• Provide M&PE support for Program’s review board meetings (i.e., CCB, MRB, PCB, ERB, PMCB)

• Ensure peer reviews are conducted and M&PE position aligned with Program deliverable and “One Voice” prior to report distribution

• Manage workload to ensure that programs and M&PE team receive the required support consistent with schedule needs

• Lead the Program Team in the following activities: The development of trade studies to identify appropriate materials, material properties, and processes; Benchmark material technologies and methods of materials testing; Document justifications for material choices

• Ensure labor costs and estimated completion schedules provided by M&PE are negotiated, understood and meet product/program commitments

• Resolution of technical and operational problems

• Mentor and/or train early career engineers

• Participate on Failure Investigation Teams to provide technical support

• Support proposal efforts that include M&PE tasks.

• Be able to present technical position or data results summary to large technical audience (example: MMSTN, TIG, or ERB)

The Sr. Material Program Lead job is in Tucson, AZ and the position is onsite.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires A University Degree or equivalent
  experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or
  An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience

• Experience in materials problem solving (i.e. process improvements or choosing alternate material or protective coatings to address specific material issues)

• Experience with mechanical test methods (i.e. tensile, compression, lap shear, hardness, lap shear, viscosity) and/or chemical analysis methods ( FT-IR spectroscope, cure rate of adhesives, DMA, TMA, Gas Chromatography, etc...)

Qualifications We Prefer

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)

• Five (7) years of experience in materials problem solving, materials characterization, or production engineering and competency with the use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques

• Working experience with program Gate Reviews, PDM, assembly drawings, material specifications and military specifications

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills

• Excellent documentation and technical writing skills

• Ability to efficiently use MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Powerpoint

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team

• Extensive experience in program system processes related to Material Review Boards, Material and Process Change Boards, Risk Boards, Engineering Review Boards

• Broad knowledge of materials science with abi