Engineer II - Warhead/Lethality

Prattwhitney; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 68,900 - 131,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement benefits (401(k) with matching)

Flexible work schedules

Parental leave and family support

Educational assistance

Job summary

Prattwhitney is seeking an Engineer II for the Energetics and Propulsion Department in Tucson, Arizona, focusing on warhead design and technology. Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field and have at least two years of experience in warhead development.

The role involves applying advanced technologies, conducting analyses, and collaborating with various technical teams. Benefits include competitive salary, health insurance, and flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience in developing warheads from conceptual design through final test.
• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. security clearance.
• Experience with DoD customers and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop technologies and scientific principles for warhead integration.
• Conduct hydrocode simulation and lethality analysis.
• Support design and evaluation of warhead systems.
• Ensure technical rigor in all deliverables.

Skills

Warhead design

Technical writing

Project management

Collaborative team leadership

Missile design

Supplier collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Location and Role

Office: 3350 E Hemisphere Loop, Building M09, Tucson, AZ. Onsite position.

Security Clearance

U.S. citizenship required. Active or interim U.S. government security clearance (Secret/Top Secret) required prior to start.

Job Summary

Engineer II – Warhead within the Energetics and Propulsion Department. This role focuses on warhead, fuzing, and propulsion designs and technology, including power systems, ignition, and all other weapon initiation safety systems.

Responsibilities

• Apply and develop highly advanced technologies, scientific principles, theories, and concepts to warhead integration into missile systems
• Involvement with both development and production programs across Raytheon Product Lines
• Interface with the Customer to identify user needs
• Work with customers, subcontractors and suppliers to resolve engineering issues, develop new products and hold technical reviews
• Conduct hydrocode simulation and lethality analysis
• Support warhead design, analysis, test, and evaluation
• Develop Statements of Work (SOWs)
• Develop Critical Item Development Specifications (CIDS) and Technical Data Packages (TDP)
• Support fact-finding and contract negotiations
• Ensure technical rigor and depth of all deliverables
• Will travel periodically to government and subcontractor facilities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics and at least two (2) years of relevant experience (an advanced degree may substitute for those years)
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in the development of warheads from conceptual design through final test/assembly
• Project management experience applied to team interaction and deliverables
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance prior to the start date
• U.S. citizenship
• Preferred: Advanced degree
• Four (4) or more years of directly related experience in warhead design, analysis and development from conceptual design through final test and assembly
• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead collaborative efforts with other technical disciplines including structural, thermal and aerodynamics
• Technical writing skills (detailed design requirements, test requirements, statements of work, white paper and technical presentations)
• Supplier collaboration experience and oversight generating specifications and statements of work (SOW)
• Working knowledge or experience with either missile design or development, production support and integration
• Experience with DoD customers and/or associated contractor executives and technical leadership
• Active Secret or Top Secret clearance (Department of Defense)

Benefits

• Salary range: $68,900 – $131,100 USD
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Retirement benefits (401(k) with matching)
• Flexible work schedules
• Parental leave and family support
• Educational assistance

Equal Opportunity Employer

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.