Manufacturing Engineering Lead – RF & EW Systems

Prattwhitney; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Scholar Program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

RTX, an aerospace and defense leader, seeks a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering Operations in Goleta, CA. You will lead Manufacturing Engineers and RF test engineers to drive compliant, high-quality production and testing of EW hardware.

The role requires strong manufacturing/RF expertise, people leadership, and the ability to operate at a principal-engineer depth. Onsite role with security clearance prerequisites and collaboration across Operations, Quality, and Design Engineering.

Qualifications

• Requires a STEM degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in either manufacturing process engineering or production test engineering.
• Experience leading teams, projects, or major technical initiatives.
• Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of Manufacturing Engineers and RF Production Test Engineers.
• Oversee daily engineering support across multiple production areas, ensuring compliant builds and tests.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Production Control, and Design Engineering to remove barriers and improve factory performance.
• Ensure engineering processes, work instructions, test flows, and data packages are accurate and compliant.
• Lead complex root cause analysis, corrective actions, and yield improvement initiatives.
• Drive standardization, automation, and modernization of manufacturing and test processes.
• Support new product introductions and transition-to-build activities, including First Article validations.
• Champion proactive safety initiatives including job hazard analysis and ergonomic improvements.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

RF test expertise

Manufacturing engineering

Root cause analysis

Data-driven decisions

Process improvement

Communication skills

Engineering drawings

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

NI LabVIEW

TestStand

Python

Job description

RTX, an aerospace and defense leader, seeks a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering Operations in Goleta, CA. You will lead Manufacturing Engineers and RF test engineers to drive compliant, high-quality production and testing of EW hardware.

The role requires strong manufacturing/RF expertise, people leadership, and the ability to operate at a principal-engineer depth. Onsite role with security clearance prerequisites and collaboration across Operations, Quality, and Design Engineering.