Mechanical Service Technician

RTX Corporation; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; 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 Scholar Program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

RTX Corporation in the United States is seeking a skilled technician to fabricate, assemble, and service hydraulic, pneumatic, refrigeration, vacuum, and gas systems for test equipment. The role requires reading blueprints, operating machine tools, and performing tests and maintenance.

The candidate must hold or be able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance and ATF access, with a background in layout and fabrication and the ability to work shifts including overnight.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years experience in layout, fabrication, assembly, checking, and testing of hydraulic, vacuum, pneumatic and refrigeration mechanical and electromechanical equipment.
• Must possess machine shop skills such as setting up and operating conventional lathes, mills, drills, and pedestal grinders.
• Must have worked from blueprints, primary design drawings, sketches, and verbal instructions.
• Must have visualized and determined the most practical fabrication of the apparatus or equipment and the materials to be assembled.
• Must pass qualifying and/or practical test.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. secret clearance prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• The ability to obtain and maintain an Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Access (ATF) clearance.

Responsibilities

• Performs fabrication, assembly, installation, diagnosis, repair and modification on hydraulic, pneumatic, refrigeration, vacuum, and gas systems associated with test equipment.
• Performs functional and operational tests to check out new and/or repaired units.
• Coordinates with engineers in planning, laying out and making mechanical modifications to test positions and units according to accepted standard practices in order to develop more practical arrangements in this equipment from a functional or service standpoint.
• Furnishes supplementary sketches or diagrams to aid in accomplishing such mechanical modifications, as required.
• Makes written reports of all tests and recommends refinements in test equipment and maintenance procedures.
• Performs periodic preventive maintenance, as directed.
• Performs brazing, soft and silver soldering, minor sheet metal work, incidental to the work described herein.
• Uses hand tools such as micrometers, dial calipers, indicators, height gauges, and operates portable power tools and machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, pedestal grinders, drill presses, band saws, and belt sanders etc. incidental to the work described herein.
• Works from primary design drawings, prints, schematic flow diagrams, sketches or the other diagrams, verbal and/or written instructions requiring considerable interpretation and application of shop theory in visualizing and determining the most practical procedure to follow for the work described herein.
• Performs related computer and clerical functions such as operating the shop floor control system, documenting equipment scheduling and maintenance records, requesting supplies, materials, and reporting of machines for repair.
• Reworks, refurbishes, and modifies parts and equipment as required for the work described herein.

Skills

Machine shop skills

Blueprint reading

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Lathes

Milling machines

Pedestal grinders

Dial calipers

Micrometers

Drill presses

Job description

Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-811 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 811 (External Site)

Date Posted: 2026-10-01

Country: United States of America

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status: Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

Job Description

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

• Starting Pay Rate: $34.38*

What You Will Do

• Performs fabrication, assembly, installation, diagnosis, repair and modification on hydraulic, pneumatic, refrigeration, vacuum, and gas systems associated with test equipment.
• Performs functional and operational tests to check out new and/or repaired units.
• Coordinates with engineers in planning, laying out and making mechanical modifications to test positions and units according to accepted standard practices in order to develop more practical arrangements in this equipment from a functional or service standpoint.
• Furnishes supplementary sketches or diagrams to aid in accomplishing such mechanical modifications, as required.
• Makes written reports of all tests and recommends refinements in test equipment and maintenance procedures.
• Performs periodic preventive maintenance, as directed.
• Performs brazing, soft and silver soldering, minor sheet metal work, incidental to the work described herein.
• Uses hand tools such as micrometers, dial calipers, indicators, height gauges, and operates portable power tools and machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, pedestal grinders, drill presses, band saws, and belt sanders etc. incidental to the work described herein.
• Works from primary design drawings, prints, schematic flow diagrams, sketches or the other diagrams, verbal and/or written instructions requiring considerable interpretation and application of shop theory in visualizing and determining the most practical procedure to follow for the work described herein.
• Performs related computer and clerical functions such as operating the shop floor control system, documenting equipment scheduling and maintenance records, requesting supplies, materials, and reporting of machines for repair.
• Reworks, refurbishes, and modifies parts and equipment as required for the work described herein.

Qualifications You Must Have

• High School Diploma or Equivalency (GED).
• Must be able to work any designated shift to include overnight.
• Three (3) years experience in the layout, fabrication, assembly, checking, and testing of hydraulic, vacuum, pneumatic and refrigeration mechanical and electromechanical equipment.
• Must also possess machine shop skills such as setting up and operating conventional lathes, mills, drills, and pedestal grinders.
• Must have worked from blueprints, primary design drawings, sketches, and verbal instructions.
• Must have visualized and determined the most practical fabrication of the apparatus or equipment and the materials to be assembled.
• Must pass qualifying and/or practical test.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. secret clearance prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• The ability to obtain and maintain an Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Access (ATF) clearance.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

Union Specific Information

This position is part of a collective bargaining agreement. Wage and workplace conditions, including shift times, are subject to this agreement. Individuals hired into this position will be represented by a union.

Clearance Information

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

Benefits

• 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

Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.