Senior Equipment Engineer, Adhesion & Assembly (Remote)

RTX (Raytheon)

United States

Remote

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

RTX is seeking a Principal Equipment Engineer to lead hands-on development and deployment of advanced manufacturing equipment for Adhesion & Assembly. You will own equipment development workstreams, collaborate with OEMs and integrators, and deliver scalable, production-ready solutions across manufacturing sites.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in industrial automation and robotics, with strong controls, safety, and system integration skills.

Qualifications

Requires a university degree or equivalent experience with 8+ years, or an advanced degree with 5+ years.
Experience with industrial automation and robotics.
U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

Develop, integrate, and validate advanced manufacturing equipment and automation solutions for Adhesion & Assembly processes.
Own execution of equipment development workstreams, including design collaboration, integration, commissioning, and factory acceptance.
Work closely with equipment OEMs, system integrators, and automation suppliers.
Manage day-to-day technical engagement with vendors and challenge design assumptions to ensure manufacturability and scalability.
Support equipment architecture, controls strategy, robotics integration, and functional safety implementation.
Translate complex manufacturing problems into practical and robust equipment designs.
Conduct technical evaluations, design reviews, and troubleshooting for automated assembly, adhesive dispensing, bonding processes, and smart torque systems.
Support development of standardized equipment and process platforms deployable across multiple sites.
Partner with manufacturing sites, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, EHS, and other functions to define technical requirements.
Participate in commissioning, startup, debug, and handoff of new equipment to manufacturing sites.
Generate engineering documentation, specifications, test plans, and validation reports.
Provide subject matter expertise to support enterprise automation and assembly initiatives.
Proactively identify design risks, integration issues, and performance gaps; propose and execute solutions independently.
May mentor junior engineers and support capability-building within the team