Section Head & Mechanical Lead, Coyote Program

RTX; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Technical Lead to support the Coyote program in Tucson, AZ. This hands-on leadership role will guide multiple mechanical teams through rapid design cycles, hardware build and test, and critical reviews.

You will shape technical strategy, drive design maturity, and ensure alignment across cross-functional groups while balancing technical, cost, and schedule performance. Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics.
• 10+ years of engineering experience, or an Advanced degree in a related field & 8 years of engineering experience.
• Experience with rapid development and mechanical design/release/build/test.
• Experience developing work plans, driving execution, & leading engineering teams, experience leading & conducting missile trade studies, missile system development and design, missile systems requirements development and management, and/or missile system integration and test
• Experience managing resources with multi-million-dollar annual budgets including the Earned value Management System (EVMS), Estimates at Completion (EAC) & Estimates to Complete (ETCs)
• Experience in transition to production, Technical Data Package development, qualification of hardware, & configuration management of TDP.
• Experience working on an autonomous drone development program

Responsibilities

• Provide frontline management activities & leadership for 10+ engineers supporting design, production, and overall integrity of products and related technical data package.
• Direct a team of multi-disciplined engineers in support of system development, integration, & checkout.
• Goals setting and active monitoring of accomplishments for team.
• Provide accountability & responsibility for establishing, implementing, and adhering to centralized Raytheon processes & procedures across the section.
• Serves as a direct mentor & leader for engineering staff within the product Line, providing technical guidance and development, coaching, training, hiring and leadership to subordinates.
• Understand staffing needs of the program & provide inputs for manpower, collaborating with functional management.
• Being a champion for, and model of, diversity, respect, and ethical behavior.
• Representing the Section within the directorate and communication of key business-related information to team members & Functional leaders. Leadership of process innovation initiatives related to design “documentation” and validation, helping the directorate and department meet annual goals. Communication of successes and critical issues from the group up through functional management.
• Ensure a balanced approach of technical, cost and schedule execution are achieved by the Engineering team across the program for multiple domestic & international customers, including chairing all technical reviews & support of program reviews (Gate, Design, Program, etc.).
• Align technical solutions with COAs that meet the goals of the company and customer & ensure a disciplined approach of technical integrity to meeting the customer needs for long term product success.
• Actively participate in monitoring the resolution of systemic product issues that directly affect our ability to deliver quality products including the resolution of fielded issues across multiple products.
• Provides customers high confidence in our technical approach and solutions that meet their needs with the Raytheon Brand reliability.
• Drive the Engineering EAC process to ensure predictable execution across the program and to meet and/or exceed cost, schedule, and technical requirements.
• Support proposals that drive new business pursuits and influence technical and product line roadmaps, ensuring they are reflected in program planning and execution.
• Drive positive change within the production environment as a key stakeholder in Failure Review Boards, FRACAS activities and other continuous improvement efforts.
• Technically engage with major subcontractors & partners to ensure product deliverables
• Provide technical advisory disposition for Export / Import compliance.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Missile systems

EVMS/EAC/ETCs

Defense industry

Autonomous drone

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics

Job description

RTX is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Technical Lead to support the Coyote program in Tucson, AZ. This hands-on leadership role will guide multiple mechanical teams through rapid design cycles, hardware build and test, and critical reviews.

You will shape technical strategy, drive design maturity, and ensure alignment across cross-functional groups while balancing technical, cost, and schedule performance. Occasional travel may be required.