Electronic Warfare Manufacturing & RF Test Manager

Raytheon; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon Goleta is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team of Manufacturing Engineers and RF Production Test Engineers responsible for compliant, efficient, and high‑quality production and test of advanced Electronic Warfare hardware.

The Manager will drive engineering excellence, partner across Operations, Quality, Test, and Design Engineering, and ensure processes and data packages meet program and configuration‑control requirements.

Qualifications

• STEM degree and 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in manufacturing process engineering or production test engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Manufacturing Engineers and RF Production Test Engineers.
• Oversee daily engineering support across production areas and ensure compliant testing and assembly.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Production Control, and Design Engineering to remove barriers and improve factory performance.
• Ensure processes, work instructions, test flows, and data packs are accurate and under configuration control.
• Lead root cause analysis, corrective actions, and yield improvement initiatives.
• Drive standardization, automation, and modernization of manufacturing and test processes.
• Support new product introductions and first article validations.
• Champion safety initiatives including job hazard analysis and ergonomic improvements.
• Develop staffing plans and align with factory goals; communicate performance and risks to leadership.
• Engage with customers and programs on technical assessments and risk mitigation.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

RF test engineering

Data-driven decisions

Reading engineering drawings

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Tools

NI LabVIEW

TestStand

Python

Job description

Raytheon Goleta is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team of Manufacturing Engineers and RF Production Test Engineers responsible for compliant, efficient, and high‑quality production and test of advanced Electronic Warfare hardware.

The Manager will drive engineering excellence, partner across Operations, Quality, Test, and Design Engineering, and ensure processes and data packages meet program and configuration‑control requirements.