Senior Electro-Mechanical Lead for DoD Hardware (Secret)

Jobtome; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX seeks an Electro‑Mechanical Engineer for the Air Launched Effectors Mechanical Design team. You will develop high‑performance opto‑mechanical and electro‑mechanical hardware for defense products, balancing SOW deliverables, budgets, and schedules while bridging engineering with program management.

You will lead technical efforts such as drafting, structural/thermal analysis, EM/PI/SI, and supplier liaison.

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with 10+ years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 7+ years experience.
• Experience in hardware engineering design, development, and production support.
• Industry exposure across multiple DoD programs or complex development efforts.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for opto‑mechanical and electro‑mechanical design.
• Perform drafting, structural/thermal analysis, EM simulations, IR drop calculations, and PI/SI analyses.
• Liaise between Program Office, Chief Engineer, and external suppliers to align requirements and schedules.
• Track milestones, optimize resources, and coordinate across optical, systems, electrical, and manufacturing teams.
• Manage obsolescence by qualifying replacement parts to support rate production.
• Oversee supplier onboarding and production support activities, including ERB/MRB/Change Board data packages.
• Lead R&D and prototyping for integrating new technologies and IRAD initiatives.
• Develop and execute environmental qualification test plans (shock, vibration, thermal cycling, EMI/EMC).
• Lead root‑cause investigations and implement corrective actions for hardware anomalies.

Skills

Hardware design

Mechanical design

EM simulations

IR drop calculations

PI/SI analysis

Program management

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Creo Parametric

Ansys

Job description

RTX seeks an Electro‑Mechanical Engineer for the Air Launched Effectors Mechanical Design team. You will develop high‑performance opto‑mechanical and electro‑mechanical hardware for defense products, balancing SOW deliverables, budgets, and schedules while bridging engineering with program management.

You will lead technical efforts such as drafting, structural/thermal analysis, EM/PI/SI, and supplier liaison.