Low Observable Materials Engineer - Secret-Cleared, Onsite

RTX; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Values-driven culture

Job summary

RTX is seeking an experienced materials engineer for an onsite role in Tucson, AZ. You will lead material development, characterization, and integration across Raytheon product lines, working with teams to predict performance using CEM tools and to drive supplier collaboration.

Candidates should have a STEM degree with 5–8+ years of related experience, strong radar/material knowledge, and programming skills (Python/C++/MATLAB). A DoD clearance or ability to obtain is highly valued.

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 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

• You will be responsible for material and process development, characterization and system level integration in support of all Raytheon product lines and new business.
• Material performance predictions and measurement tests of developmental and production systems.
• You will be expected to perform material measurements of constitutive and RF attenuation properties and generate predicted material performance using Computational Electromagnetic Codes (CEM) tools.
• You will work in integrated product teams to incorporate advanced signature control techniques into deliverable products and aid in the 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 and program reviews
• Project management
• Mentor early career engineers.
• Strong ownership of tasks; ability to function as Materials Lead on Integrated Product Teams

Skills

Radar materials

Material characterization

Design experience

Customer collaboration

Programming in Python

C++

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's or advanced STEM degree

Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

CAD software

DMA/TMA/TGA/DSC

Python

MATLAB

Job description

RTX is seeking an experienced materials engineer for an onsite role in Tucson, AZ. You will lead material development, characterization, and integration across Raytheon product lines, working with teams to predict performance using CEM tools and to drive supplier collaboration.

Candidates should have a STEM degree with 5–8+ years of related experience, strong radar/material knowledge, and programming skills (Python/C++/MATLAB). A DoD clearance or ability to obtain is highly valued.