Senior Test Development Engineer - On-Site - Tewksbury, MA

Date Posted:

2024-09-10

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA132: Tewksbury, Ma Bldg 2 Sudbury 50 Apple Hill Drive Sudbury - Building 2, Tewksbury, MA, 01876 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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.

Raytheon is currently seeking a test equipment design engineer to join the Sensor Test Solutions (STS) Department within Test Equipment Engineering (TEE).  This is an excellent position for engineers with a background in digital, analog, RF, or power test equipment design and a desire to apply those skills to developing, building, and integrating advanced test platforms and architectures.  

You will be joining a diverse project team supporting the development of test solutions for radar, sonar, communication, missile, combat control systems, subsystems and components for various programs within Raytheon.  These products involve Analog, RF, Microwave, Acoustic, High Power, and Digital Electronic technologies along with embedded software and firmware, signal processing, and VHDL designs. STS Engineers are involved from the beginning of test solution design process through the verification and final system sell-off.

Typical test solutions include simulation/stimulation and data acquisition test capabilities for verifying a product’s functional performance. These capabilities may encompass Hardware-In-the-Loop simulators, custom Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), Commercial ATE, High Power, Mixed-Signal, Digital and Environmental Stress Screening systems, mechanical holding fixtures, adapters, and interface cabling and harnessing. 

What You Will Do

• Develop test hardware, software, and/or firmware through its development cycle, from requirements definition through deployment at manufacturing or customer facilities. These test capabilities may span disciplines (Power, RF, Analog, Digital) and domains (hardware, software, firmware).

• Work with Hardware Design and Operations teams to ensure the test equipment required for production meets standards for manufacturing.

• Actively identify test readiness issues and optimizations through development lifecycle.

• Guide mechanical engineering and/or suppliers through test adapter design activities, with limited support from management.

• Lead a small team to meet established project budget, schedule, and performance commitments

• Engage in personal technical growth and encourage technical growth in peers and junior engineers.

• Prepare and clearly present your work product to at status meetings.

• Support Manufacturing operations, including on-site troubleshooting and debugging, both independently and in collaboration with design engineering teams.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of prior relevant experience OR an Advanced degree and 3 years of prior relevant experience.

• Experience in engineering design and development, preferably related to Test equipment development efforts.

• 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’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering

• Experience with technical, project leadership and/or program management experience

• Experience with financial reporting activities, including CAM 

• Experience with National Instruments’ TestStand, LabWindows/CVI, and/or LabVIEW

• Experience with any one of the following: Digital, Analog, RF, and/or Power Supply test hardware and/or software design.

• Experience with VXI / VME / MXI / PXI / CompactPCI application development

• Experience with commercial test and measurement equipment

• VHDL and embedded system design knowledge

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.

This ON-SITE position is based in Tewksbury, MA and offers relocation assistance based on candidat