Senior Materials Program Lead – Onsite Missile Hardware

RTX; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Senior Materials & Process Engineering Program Lead to drive the design, development, and manufacturing of missile hardware. This onsite role supports program milestones and allocates M&PE resources across departments.

The candidate will lead reviews, coordinate with Quality, Operations and Supply Chain, mentor engineers, and present technical data to large audiences; requires a STEM degree and a Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Typically requires A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience
• Experience in materials problem solving (i.e. process improvements or choosing alternate material or protective coatings to address specific material issues)
• Experience with mechanical test methods (i.e. tensile, compression, lap shear, hardness, lap shear, viscosity) and/or chemical analysis methods ( FT-IR spectroscope, cure rate of adhesives, DMA, TMA, Gas Chromatography, etc...)

Responsibilities

• Provide M&PE support for Program’s review board meetings (i.e., CCB, MRB, PCB, ERB, PMCB)
• Ensure peer reviews are conducted and M&PE position aligned with Program deliverable and “One Voice” prior to report distribution
• Manage workload to ensure that programs and M&PE team receive the required support consistent with schedule needs
• Lead the Program Team in the following activities: The development of trade studies to identify appropriate materials, material properties, and processes; Benchmark material technologies and methods of materials testing; Document justifications for material choices
• Ensure labor costs and estimated completion schedules provided by M&PE are negotiated, understood and meet product/program commitments
• Resolution of technical and operational problems
• Mentor and/or train early career engineers
• Participate on Failure Investigation Teams to provide technical support
• Support proposal efforts that include M&PE tasks.
• Be able to present technical position or data results summary to large technical audience (example: MMSTN, TIG, or ERB)

Skills

Materials problem solving

Mechanical test methods

Chemical analysis methods

Interpersonal communication

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

FT-IR spectroscope

DMA

TMA

Gas Chromatography

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

FT-IR spectroscope

DMA

TMA

Gas Chromatography

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

RTX in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Senior Materials & Process Engineering Program Lead to drive the design, development, and manufacturing of missile hardware. This onsite role supports program milestones and allocates M&PE resources across departments.

The candidate will lead reviews, coordinate with Quality, Operations and Supply Chain, mentor engineers, and present technical data to large audiences; requires a STEM degree and a Top Secret clearance.