Section Lead, Mechanical Engineering – Defense Systems

RTX

Miami (FL)

On-site

USD 132,000 - 252,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
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 in Tucson, AZ seeks a Mechanical Technical Execution and Section Leader for the Coyote program. This onsite leadership role guides a team of 10+ engineers, shapes technical strategy, drives design maturity, and ensures cross‑team alignment across a high‑stakes defense program.

You will manage technical activities with rapid upgrade cycles, hardware builds, and tests, while balancing cost and schedule and supporting program reviews and customer requirements.],

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics.
  • 10+ years of engineering experience, or an Advanced degree with 8+ years of experience.
  • Experience with rapid development and mechanical design/release/build/test.

Responsibilities

  • Provide frontline management for 10+ engineers in design, production, and data packages.
  • Lead multi-discipline engineering teams across system development, integration, and checkout.
  • Set goals and monitor team accomplishments; ensure adherence to Raytheon processes.

Skills

Technical leadership
People management
Project management
Mentoring
Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

EVMS
EAC
ETCs

Job description

RTX in Tucson, AZ seeks a Mechanical Technical Execution and Section Leader for the Coyote program. This onsite leadership role guides a team of 10+ engineers, shapes technical strategy, drives design maturity, and ensures cross‑team alignment across a high‑stakes defense program.

You will manage technical activities with rapid upgrade cycles, hardware builds, and tests, while balancing cost and schedule and supporting program reviews and customer requirements.],

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