Lab Lead

Prattwhitney; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Prattwhitney seeks a Lab Lead in McKinney, TX to ensure compliance in RF product development labs. The role involves managing safety and quality controls, coordinating environmental health and safety, and implementing lab policies. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s in STEM and 5+ years of engineering lab experience.

This onsite position offers an opportunity to lead a team in a vital sector demonstrating advanced engineering practices and compliance with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in an engineering lab environment.
• Experience coordinating Environmental Health Safety and Sustainment.
• Expertise with OSHA/NFPA policies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with lab operating procedures and safety management.
• Manage environmental health and safety coordination and implementation.
• Oversee audit preparation and corrective action plans.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Job description

Overview

Raytheon Engineering designs, produces, and builds new technologies and enhances existing capabilities to solve our customer’s most complex challenges. The Apertures and Radio Frequency Department is a team of engineers responsible for electrical design and development of RF products within Raytheon. The Lab Lead shall ensure lab personnel operate to standard lab run rules and applicable RF & Microelectronics policies within the lab, ensuring compliance with Safety, Quality controls, 6S, FOD/FOE, Equipment Calibration, Raytheon Property controls, ESD controls, Housekeeping, Shelf‑life Controls, Preventative Maintenance, and Ergonomics. This position is an onsite role, located in McKinney, TX.

Responsibilities

• Lab Operating Procedure (LOP) Management; provide direction for lab users on established policies.
• Management coordination and implementation of Environmental Health Safety and Sustainment Property & Metrology Management, including maintenance of equipment service contracts and ongoing equipment repairs.
• Perform cost analysis, ensure task completion within approved budgets.
• Perform lab purchase requests through SAP, SRM, and Vallen, while providing process support to Supply Chain Management.
• Oversee audit/assessment preparation.
• Oversee Engineering Lab Objective Evaluation and Voluntary Protection Program, develop corrective action plans and assist in the development of long‑range objectives, including engineering customer goals.
• Safeguard classified/proprietary material, hardware, and documentation, utilizing defense material/property under Export Administration Regulations.
• Develop and implement communication plans, providing consulting support to functional and engineering customer management.
• Influence stakeholders within and outside responsible areas at an operational level regarding policies, practices, and procedures.
• Work autonomously with limited oversight; provide professional input, guidance, and problem solving.
• Perform occasional local travel or travel outside the local area as required.
• Position is onsite in McKinney, TX.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) is required; minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience in an engineering lab environment overseeing or implementing safety, security, compliance and/or property management.
• Experience in coordination and implementation of Environmental Health Safety and Sustainment.
• Strong mechanical and/or electrical/electronic skills.
• Experience with OSHA/NFPA industrial policies and regulations.
• Experience working directly with engineers, technicians and leadership in an engineering lab environment in the areas of safety, security, compliance and property management.
• Experience with EHS, NISPOM, JAFAN and Foreign Object Elimination.
• Ability to organize and track Capital and Expense assets.
• Ability to build positive, lasting relationships with customers.
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance.

EEO Statement

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.