Section Head & Mechanical Lead, Coyote Program

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

Job summary

RTX in Tucson, AZ, is seeking an experienced Mechanical Technical Execution and Section Leader for the Coyote program. This onsite role leads mechanical engineering teams, drives design maturity, and ensures schedule, cost, and technical goals are met for land-based defense systems.

You will mentor engineers, manage multi-disciplinary teams, and coordinate with suppliers and customers across domestic and international sites, shaping technical strategy and leading critical design reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics.
• 10+ years engineering experience, or an advanced degree with 8+ years.
• Experience with rapid development and mechanical design/release/build/test.
• Experience leading engineering teams, missile trade studies, system development and test.
• Experience managing resources with multi-million-dollar budgets (EVMS, EAC, ETCs).
• Experience in defense industry contract capture, customer interface.
• Experience in transition to production and TDP configuration management.
• Experience working on an autonomous drone development program.

Responsibilities

• Provide frontline management for 10+ engineers involved in design, production and data integrity.
• Direct a multi-disciplined engineering team in system development, integration and checkout.
• Set goals and monitor team accomplishments.
• Enforce centralized Raytheon processes across the section and mentor engineering staff.
• Collaborate with functional management on staffing and manpower needs.
• Lead technical reviews and drive design maturity and cross-team alignment.
• Balance technical, cost and schedule execution across the program for domestic and international customers.
• Engage with major subcontractors and partners to ensure deliverables.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Mechanical design

Project management

Team leadership

Missile systems

EVMS/EAC/ETCs

Education

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

Job description

RTX in Tucson, AZ, is seeking an experienced Mechanical Technical Execution and Section Leader for the Coyote program. This onsite role leads mechanical engineering teams, drives design maturity, and ensures schedule, cost, and technical goals are met for land-based defense systems.

You will mentor engineers, manage multi-disciplinary teams, and coordinate with suppliers and customers across domestic and international sites, shaping technical strategy and leading critical design reviews.