Lead Mechanical Engineer - DoD Clearance, Tucson

RTX; Provo (UT); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join the Mechanical Design team in Tucson, AZ. This onsite role supports full hardware development lifecycle across multiple product lines and customer communities, requiring a DoD Secret clearance and willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities include leading design activities, mentoring engineers, collaborating with analysts and QA, and delivering robust, producible mechanical solutions that meet requirements and

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience.
• Experience in technical leadership across the mechanical product development lifecycle, including requirements development, trade studies, design, integration, and/or test.
• Experience working across multiple functional and discipline areas to resolve technical challenges and drive development of mechanical components and/or subsystems.
• Experience creating, releasing, and/or updating mechanical technical data packages and interpreting technical documentation in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical design, development, and documentation of components, sub-assemblies, and major end items in accordance with system requirements.
• Lead and mentor mechanical engineering teams while meeting schedule, financial, and technical objectives.
• Collaborate with structural/thermal analysts, materials engineering, quality, safety, supply chain, operations, and program leadership to develop and refine design solutions.
• Support factories and suppliers with product development, integration, troubleshooting, and obsolescence management, domestically and internationally.
• Conduct trade studies, participate in design peer reviews, and resolve technical action items.
• Apply thermal, structural, dynamic, and reliability analysis results to improve mechanical designs.
• Apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles, including performing and reviewing tolerance analyses to ensure proper form, fit, and function.
• Improve designs using DFMA and producibility principles.
• Develop and maintain the technical data package (TDP), ensuring capabilities and requirements compliance.
• Serve as responsible engineer or subsystem lead, directing and reviewing work from team members with limited supervision.
• Utilize Raytheon hardware tools, processes, and standards across all phases of development.
• Support First Article Inspection (FAI) and Raytheon Source Inspection (RSI) in partnership with Quality Engineering.
• Contribute to one or more of our contract-funded and internal research projects at varying stages of proposal, design, and integration/test.

Skills

STEM degree

Mechanical design

CREO CAD

GD&T

Leadership

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in related field

Tools

CREO CAD

Windchill

Job description

RTX is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join the Mechanical Design team in Tucson, AZ. This onsite role supports full hardware development lifecycle across multiple product lines and customer communities, requiring a DoD Secret clearance and willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities include leading design activities, mentoring engineers, collaborating with analysts and QA, and delivering robust, producible mechanical solutions that meet requirements and