Lead LO Materials Engineer - Radar Signatures (Onsite Tucson)

RTX; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Flexible schedules

Paid time off

Job summary

RTX is seeking a materials engineer to drive development, characterization, and integration of radar/LO materials for advanced defense systems in Tucson, AZ. You will perform RF and mechanical property assessments, predict performance with CEM tools, and contribute to integrated product teams on signature control strategies.

The role requires extensive STEM education and at least 7–10 years of relevant experience, plus a current DoD clearance.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience.
• Experience in Low Observables or Radar materials
• Experience in material characterization, or performance testing and/or prediction, and/or design experience, material down-select and/or integration on to air vehicle.
• Experience with customer and supplier collaboration

Responsibilities

• Material and process development, characterization and system level integration in support of Raytheon product lines and new business.
• Material performance predictions and measurement tests of developmental and production systems.
• Perform material measurements of constitutive and RF attenuation properties and generate predicted material performance using Computational Electromagnetic Codes (CEM) tools.
• Work in integrated product teams to incorporate advanced signature control techniques into deliverable products and aid in assessment of system performance.
• Material formulation and development
• Fabrication process development
• Composites operations support
• Material testing and characterization (RF, mechanical, physical)
• Preparation of engineering documentation
• Customer and supplier interface
• Participation/leadership of program reviews
• Project management
• Mentor early career engineers
• Strong ownership of tasks; function as Materials Lead on Integrated Product Teams

Skills

Radar materials

Material characterization

Performance testing

Design experience

Customer collaboration

Python

C++

MATLAB

CAD software

Thermal analysis techniques

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

Python

C++

MATLAB

CAD software

Job description

RTX is seeking a materials engineer to drive development, characterization, and integration of radar/LO materials for advanced defense systems in Tucson, AZ. You will perform RF and mechanical property assessments, predict performance with CEM tools, and contribute to integrated product teams on signature control strategies.

The role requires extensive STEM education and at least 7–10 years of relevant experience, plus a current DoD clearance.