Senior Materials Program Lead - Onsite Missile Hardware

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

Job summary

Raytheon, in the Materials Design and Development Section within Hardware Engineering, seeks a Program Lead engineer responsible for leveraging M&PE disciplines to design, develop, and manufacture missile hardware, supporting milestones and production costs.

The role requires leading trade studies, mentoring engineers, and presenting data to technical audiences, with on-site duties in Tucson, AZ for a government-clearance role.

Qualifications

• University degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 3+ years.
• Experience in materials problem solving and process improvements.
• Experience with mechanical test methods and/or chemical analysis methods.

Responsibilities

• Provide M&PE support for program review board meetings (CCB, MRB, PCB, ERB, PMCB).
• Ensure peer reviews are conducted and M&PE positions align with program deliverables and 'One Voice' prior to report distribution.
• Manage workload to ensure programs and the M&PE team receive required support aligned with schedule needs.
• Lead trade-study development to identify materials, material properties, and processes; benchmark materials testing methods; document justifications for material choices.
• Negotiate labor costs and estimated completion schedules provided by M&PE to meet product/program commitments.
• Resolve technical and operational problems.
• Mentor and train early-career engineers.
• Participate on failure investigation teams to provide technical support.
• Support proposal efforts that include M&PE tasks.
• Present technical positions or data result summaries to large technical audiences.

Skills

Materials problem solving

Mechanical testing

Technical writing

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Job description

Raytheon, in the Materials Design and Development Section within Hardware Engineering, seeks a Program Lead engineer responsible for leveraging M&PE disciplines to design, develop, and manufacture missile hardware, supporting milestones and production costs.

The role requires leading trade studies, mentoring engineers, and presenting data to technical audiences, with on-site duties in Tucson, AZ for a government-clearance role.