Qualification Test Lead - Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-07-01

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ888: RMS AP Bldg 928 1151 East Hermans Road Building 928, 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.

Air Vehicle Qualification Test Lead Strategic Strike - Tucson, AZ (On-site)

This position is to support the Strategic Strike SSBU as the AV Qualification Test Lead.

The AV Qualification Test Lead is responsible for providing team leadership for all Qualification, Risk Reduction and Design Verification tasks to ensure execution of the Air Vehicle test scope. The role requires a high level of demonstrated execution expertise coupled with the ability to lead a high visibility effort on a critical program.

What You Will Do

• Coordinate Delta DVT activities – Work with test leads on execution, planning, coordination. Identify roadblocks and determine mitigation steps to brief Office of the Chief Engineer, Program Management and Customer on status of testing.
• Provide technical execution leadership required to test, verify, and qualify hardware associated with the Air Vehicle IPT that complies with performance requirements.
• Communicate both to the Raytheon leadership and the customer community to provide test status, accomplishments, issues, and help needed, while influencing the Sub-IPTs to ensure program alignment and teamwork.
• As a member of the Air Vehicle IPT Leadership Team, contribute to developing and aligning common qualification test strategies and plans so that the entire IPT communicates with one voice to the team throughout execution.
• Provide leadership to the various engineering IPTs and many collaborative partners from Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain Management.
• Actively work to identify, manage, and mitigate risks or capture opportunities associated with Qualification and Functional Configuration Audit (FCA).
• Provide mentoring and guidance to all team members.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) or related field and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in Airframe, or Controls and Mechanisms design and/or verification including electro-mechanical, spring and pyro energetic mechanisms.
• experience in task execution and/or Air Vehicle design.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience working with air-carried Air Force Products
• Experience managing cross functional teams in a technical capacity

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

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· 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.

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.