Sr. Production Test Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-11-12

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AL213: 7745 Eagle Road Redstone Arsen 7745 Eagle Road Building 7745, Redstone Arsenal, AL, 35898 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.

What You Will Do:

As a Sr. Production Test Engineer (PTE) you’re part of a manufacturing team supporting the test process though one or more phases of the product lifecycle, including product development, transition to production, sustained production, and depot activities.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Validating and ensuring prime hardware compliance with the technical data package requirements and supporting test equipment
• Troubleshooting test failures and providing rework instructions for product hardware
• Leading projects to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, yields and capacity in test processes and maintaining changes to the test equipment technical data package
• Creating and maintaining spares and the test equipment obsolescence plan
• Creating Basis of Estimates (BOE) to estimate costs to add additional capacity, new capabilities and equipment obsolescence
• Leading root cause and corrective action investigations and presenting findings using fault trees and knowledge point plans
• Performing risk assessments and supporting the program’s risk register reviews
• Driving manufacturing changes through process change board and engineering configuration changes at configuration change board  
• Validating all changes by conducting the prove-in validation process after the change is completed
• Leading projects tracking progress and execution either as the (CAM) cost account manager or a member of the project team.

This job is posted as ONSITE, and is based at Raytheon’s Redstone Arsenault, AL facility.

Qualifications You Must Have: 

• Typically Requires a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and minimum 5 years of relevant experience. 
• Experience with testing or manufacturing engineering.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Access (ATF) clearance.
• Ability to obtain interim Secret U.S government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

Qualifications We Prefer: 

• Experience in a Manufacturing environment
• Experience with hands-on hardware integration and troubleshooting
• Experience with project execution
• Experience with data analysis
• Experience interpreting technical documentation
• Experience with technical writing
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills 

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.

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 employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. 

• This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: Security Clearance FAQs - United States Department of State

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