Senior Engineer - Energetic Devices

RTX (Raytheon); Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX in Tucson, AZ, seeks an engineer to develop one-shot and battery technologies for DoD programs. You will work with a product team to define architectures, requirements, and manage production for one-shot devices.

The role requires a STEM degree, 5 years in fuzing/one-shot/battery engineering, and an active security clearance. This is an onsite role in Tucson with travel to suppliers and government facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) required.
• Five (5) years of experience in fuzing / one shots / Battery / engineering technology and/or engineering design.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date; U.S. citizenship required for clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Apply and/or develop advanced one shot and/or battery technologies for products.
• Provide technical oversight to subcontractors.
• Manage subcontract suppliers to specify and deliver components on schedule and budget.
• Interface with the customer to identify user needs and ensure alignment with requirements.
• Commit to program schedule and budget and support development roadmaps.
• Oversee power source battery development programs and related tests.
• Liaise with programs regarding resource technical assignments and progress.
• Support failure analyses and corrective actions for failed components or systems.
• Present design models and supporting analyses to internal and customer review meetings.
• Support proposals requiring one-shot technologies and development of CIDS.
• Travel to suppliers and government facilities as needed.
• Manage subcontracts on Government programs and perform cost/proposal activities.

Skills

Security clearance

Fuzing/one-shot/battery eng

Education

Bachelors in STEM

Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in STEM

Job description

Country: United States of America

Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-M07 ~ 3292 E Hemisphere Loop ~ BLDG M07

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status: Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Energetics and Propulsion Department is an engineering organization in the Hardware Engineering Directorate. This Department is responsible for the full spectrum of warhead, fuzing, and propulsion designs/technology, including power systems, ignition, and all other weapon initiation safety systems technology. An individual in this role will be expected to work with a product team and functional subject matter experts to develop architectures, top level design concepts, requirements, and manage production efforts for a variety of one shots devices (i.e. initiators, gas generators, pyroswitches, explosive bolts).

This position is an onsite role located in Tucson, Arizona.

What You Will Do:

• Apply and/or develop advanced one shot and/or battery technologies using scientific principles, theories and concepts implementation into products
• Provide technical oversight to various subcontractors
• Manage subcontract suppliers to specify and deliver required subsystem components on schedule and on budget
• Frequently interface with the customer to identify user needs
• Commitment to program schedule and budget
• Technical oversight of our power source batteries development programs
• You will ensure two-way communication management; serve as the day-to-day liaison to the programs concerning resource technical assignments
• Contribute to technology development roadmaps
• Support failure analysis and corrective action through redesign of failed one shot device components or systems
• Present one shot device design models and supporting analyses/test results to internal and customer review meetings
• Support proposals requiring one shots technologies
• Support development of Critical Item Development Specifications (CIDS)
• Must be willing to travel to suppliers and government facilities
• Technical management of subcontracts on Government program
• Proposal and cost preparation, requirements definition, and one shot device subsystems analysis, test and verification; operational test support; supplier collaboration

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 5 years of prior relevant experience OR an Advanced degree and 3 years of relevant experience
• Five (5) years of experience in fuzing / one shots/ Battery / engineering technology and/or engineering design
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Advanced degree in aforementioned disciplines. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard
• Eight (8) or more years of directly related experience in one shot devices and their applications
• Directly related experience in one shots subsystems design, development, and test
• Experience in working with and managing one shot suppliers
• Supplier collaboration experience and oversight generating specifications and statements of work (SOW)
• Experience in One-Shot component designs, ability to evaluate performance data, capable of evaluating MIL-DTL-23659 compliance, and creation of technical data packages
• Working knowledge or experience with either 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)

What We Offer

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety,