Advanced Airframes - Principal Mechanical Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-04-24

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ807: RMS AP Bldg 807 1151 East Hermans Road Building 807, Tucson, AZ, 85756 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.

Work location will be on-site at the Raytheon Tucson office.

What You Will Do

• You will design, integrate, and test mechanical-focused hardware using computer-aided design, mechanical analyses, and consistent coordination and communication across engineering disciplines to ensure successful hardware performance, usually demonstrated through flight tests.
• Support development or production, leading proposal activities, and technical management of mechanical engineering disciplines throughout the product life cycle.  
• Some travel may be required to meet and work with vendors and to support testing and other activities as needed.
• Work with engineers to propose, design, develop, integrate, and test hardware within the Advanced Airframes mechanical design department.
• Contribute to one or more of our contract-funded and independent research efforts, each of which is at a different phase of development (proposal, design, and integration/test). Engineers are generally assigned to one effort at a time but may work multiple efforts over the course of several years.
• Solve engineering complex problems
• Communicate with engineering team members and suppliers to analyze, model, and document the design technical data package (TDP) and its capabilities and compliance to requirements.
• Work under limited supervision and act as the responsible engineer often in a project management role over entire subsystems within an effort. This often requires the ability to direct, delegate and review the work of others.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 8 years of prior engineering experience or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years’ experience.
• 8 years of experience in mechanical design, or development, and/or test, preferably of defense-related components or systems

• 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

• Experience in airframe development, electronics packaging, mechanisms, for missiles or similar applications
• Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace, Engineering Science, Math, or other Engineering disciplines
• Experience with thermal and structural analyses or with analysts to specify requirements and design to environments.
• Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), basic tolerance analyses, and drawing practices and interpretation for mechanical hardware
• Experience developing and executing a plan to development a mechanical component or subsystem
• Experience with effective communication (written and verbal) during collaboration with others to document design actions and results, to perform trade studies, and to communicate to program management and customers through presentations and reports.
• Typically viewed as a subject matter expert within the mechanical discipline. Have advanced knowledge of the mechanical development process
• Experience coaching, reviewing, and delegating work to lower-level professionals

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.
• Relocation Eligibility

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 employ