Principal Engineer - Warhead/Lethality

Prattwhitney; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 107,500 - 204,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, dental, vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off and holidays

Short- and long-term disability insurance

Job summary

Prattwhitney in Tucson, AZ is looking for a Principal Engineer to drive advanced technologies in missile systems and warhead integration. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in warhead development and the ability to manage complex projects.

Benefits include a competitive salary between $107,500 and $204,500, comprehensive healthcare, flexible schedules, and 401(k) matching among others.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in warhead development.
• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced technologies for warhead integration.
• Interface with customers to identify user needs.
• Conduct hydrocode simulation and lethality analysis.

Skills

Project management

Technical writing

Supplier collaboration

Warhead design

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM or advanced degree

Job description

Principal Engineer – Warhead

Location: Tucson, AZ – Onsite (U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person or Immigration Status eligible for U.S. security clearance).

What You Will Do

• Apply or develop highly advanced technologies, scientific principles, theories, and concepts to warhead integration into missile systems in development and production programs.
• Interface with the customer to identify user needs.
• Work with customers, subcontractors and suppliers to resolve engineering issues, develop new products and hold technical reviews.
• Conduct hydrocode simulation and lethality analysis.
• Support warhead design, analysis, test, and evaluation.
• Develop Statements of Work (SOWs), Critical Item Development Specifications (CIDS) and Technical Data Packages (TDP).
• Support fact-finding and contract negotiations.
• Ensure technical rigor and depth of all deliverables.
• Travel periodically to government and subcontractor facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree and five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Eight (8) years of experience in warhead development from conceptual design through final test/assembly.
• Project management experience applied to team interaction and deliverables.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance prior to the start date; U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree and ten (10) or more years of directly related experience in warhead design, analysis, and development from conceptual design through final test and assembly.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead collaborative efforts with other technical disciplines including structural, thermal, and aerodynamics.
• Technical writing skills for detailed design requirements, test requirements, statements of work, white paper and technical presentations.
• Supplier collaboration experience and oversight generating specifications and statements of work (SOW).
• Working knowledge or experience with missile design or development, production support and integration.
• Experience with DoD customers and/or associated contractor executives and technical leadership.
• Active Secret or Top Secret Clearance (Department of Defense).

Benefits

• Competitive salary range: $107,500 – $204,500 USD.
• Healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance.
• Short‑term and long‑term disability insurance.
• 401(k) match and flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, and parental leave.
• Paid time off, holidays and annual incentive compensation.
• Additional benefits based on the business unit and collective‑bargaining agreement.

EEO Statement

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.