Senior Engineer - Energetic Devices

Raytheon; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 86,800 - 165,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Wellness benefits

Retirement benefits

Flexible work schedules

Educational assistance

Job summary

Raytheon in Tucson, Arizona is seeking a qualified individual to join their Energetics and Propulsion Department. This onsite role involves developing one-shot technologies and providing technical oversight to subcontractors.

Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field and 5 years of relevant experience. The position offers a salary range of $86,800 to $165,200 USD and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Five years of experience in fuzing / one shots / battery engineering technology.
• Active U.S. government‑issued security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced one-shot and/or battery technologies.
• Provide technical oversight to various subcontractors.
• Manage subcontract suppliers to deliver required components on schedule.

Skills

Fuzing

One-shot device experience

Battery technology

Engineering design

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Job description

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

Date Posted: 2026-06-15

Country: United States of America

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizenship and Security Clearance: U.S. citizenship required. Must have an active, transferable U.S. government‑issued security clearance prior to start. Security clearance type: DoD Secret.

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‑shot devices (e.g., initiators, gas generators, pyroswitches, explosive bolts).

Location: This 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, and implement them 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.
• Commit to program schedule and budget.
• Oversee power source battery development programs.
• Serve as the day‑to‑day liaison to the programs concerning resource technical assignments and ensure two‑way communication.
• 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‑shot technologies.
• Support development of Critical Item Development Specifications (CIDS).
• Oversee fact‑finding and contract negotiations.
• Manage test data reduction.
• Ensure technical rigor and depth of all deliverables.
• Be willing to travel to suppliers and government facilities.
• Provide technical management of subcontracts on Government programs.
• Prepare proposals and costs, define requirements, and conduct one‑shot device subsystem analysis, test, and verification; support operational testing and supplier collaboration.

Qualifications you must have:

• 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 required prior to start. U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications we prefer:

• Advanced degree.
• Eight (8) or more years of directly related experience in one‑shot devices and their applications.
• Directly related experience in one‑shot subsystem design, development, and test.
• Experience working with and managing one‑shot suppliers.
• Willingness to travel, including international, to provide supplier support.
• Supplier collaboration experience and oversight generating specifications and statements of work (SOW).
• Experience in one‑shot component designs, evaluating performance data, MIL‑DTL‑23659 compliance, and creating technical data packages.
• Experience in business development and technology road mapping.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities.
• Working knowledge or experience with 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:

Salary range for this role is $86,800 USD – $165,200 USD. In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a robust total rewards package that includes healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs; parental leave; flexible work schedules; educational assistance; and child/adult backup care. Eligible applicants may also receive short‑term and long‑term incentive compensation programs, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) match, and employee assistance programs. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, and paid time off, depending on the specific business unit and collective‑bargaining agreements.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.