Senior Materials Engineer – Failure Analysis (Onsite)

Raytheon; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite role

Relocation assistance

Total rewards package

Job summary

Raytheon’s Failure Analysis Lab in McKinney, TX seeks a Principal Materials Engineer to lead failure analysis of electronic components and assemblies. You will operate SEM/EDS/WDS, perform metallurgical evaluations, and generate detailed analysis reports supporting programs.

You will guide junior engineers, apply advanced materials testing, and collaborate with a cross-functional team to improve processes and products for defense applications.

Qualifications

• Requires STEM degree with 8+ years of experience or advanced degree with 5+ years.
• Subject matter expert in materials engineering principles and concepts.
• Advanced knowledge of lab analytical tools (SEM/EDS/WDS, UTM, thermal analysis, optical microscopes).
• Ability to author technical reports and present to stakeholders.
• Mentor to lower-level engineers; strong MS Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary SEM operator and lead materials analysis efforts.
• Prepare formal analysis reports and support program decisions with data.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team and maintain laboratory equipment.

Skills

SEM operator

Materials analysis

Metallurgical evaluations

Failure analysis

Tensile testing

Hardness testing

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

SEM/EDS/WDS

Instron universal testing machine

Optical microscopes

Focused Ion Beam (FIB)

CAD (SOLIDWORKS/Creo/Catia)

MATLAB

Job description

Raytheon’s Failure Analysis Lab in McKinney, TX seeks a Principal Materials Engineer to lead failure analysis of electronic components and assemblies. You will operate SEM/EDS/WDS, perform metallurgical evaluations, and generate detailed analysis reports supporting programs.

You will guide junior engineers, apply advanced materials testing, and collaborate with a cross-functional team to improve processes and products for defense applications.