Test Senior Mechanical Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-04-16

Country:

United States of America

Location:

TX190: 2501 West University, McKinney 2501 West University , McKinney, TX, 75070 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

About Us:

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.  

Job Summary

This position is 100% on site in McKinney, TX.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Test Equipment Engineering (TEE) directorate in McKinney, Texas. TEE is a multi-discipline organization responsible for contributing to the development of test solutions for all Raytheon products. Typical teamwork involves designing interface assemblies, selection and integration with test instruments and environments, to develop a test system for all Raytheon products including both lab engineering and factory production test systems. 

This position is focused on the development, integration, test, and maintenance of on-site factory test systems to support Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) product testing.

The selected candidate will contribute to multidiscipline engineering teams. Typical work involves the development of both engineering and production test equipment, environments, and systems. As such, the candidate will contribute to the completion of all stages of test product development for Raytheon test products. They will be expected to act, either as a part of their team or independently, to uncover and resolve issues associated with the development and implementation of test systems.

What You Will Do:

• Work within a team environment and interact with various engineering disciplines (e.g. mechanical engineers, electrical engineers and system engineers) to develop test equipment solutions for a factory/production environment
• Support cradle to grave efforts including requirements, design, integration, validation, verification, and maintenance of special test equipment (STE)
• Prioritize, handle, and lead multiple tasks in a production environment while clearly communicating status
• Troubleshooting hardware in a test equipment development environment
• Independently develop mechanical design packages and present for peer review
• Communication with an engineering team, functional and program leadership

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience or an Advanced degree in STEM and a minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience
• 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 with generating and updating mechanical models and drawings within an established Configuration Management framework (i.e. cPDM)
• Knowledge and experience with manufacturing processes and design for manufacturability
• Demonstrated hands-on mechanical aptitude with the ability to work across disciplines
• Experience generating 3D models and engineering drawings in Creo CAD software
• Experience in hardware Test Engineering including integration, verification, validation, and maintenance activities within production/manufacturing/product qualification environments
• Proven written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills
• Experience supporting material estimating in support material Bill of Material (BOM) pricing.
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering design and release processes, transition to production, and manufacturing process development and maintenance
• Experience with Automation Test Equipment development using a Unit Under Test (UUT) or Device Under Test (DUT)
• Experience developing Test Equipment for production test environments
• Knowledge of Electro Optical/ Infrared technology across sensors and systems

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