Sr Mechanical Engineer – Electronics Packaging

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) match

Flexible working schedules

Job summary

Prattwhitney is looking for a Mechanical Engineer in Tucson, AZ to support documentation and mechanical aspects of stack configurations. Candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree in STEM and at least 5 years of relevant experience. The role involves collaboration with teams to ensure compliance with performance specifications and driving opportunities for cost savings.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, and a 401(k) match. A U.S. security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in mechanical engineering.
• Experience with mechanical design documentation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support documentation and various mechanical aspects of stack configurations.
• Analyze and incorporate producibility updates into designs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve mechanical engineering challenges.

Skills

Mechanical design

3D CAD tools

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)

Environmental testing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Tools

Creo

Windchill

Job description

Location

Tucson, AZ

Security Clearance

U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a DoD Secret clearance prior to start date. Ability to obtain an interim clearance is also required.

Salary

$86,800 - $165,200 USD (estimated).

Relocation

Eligible.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the mechanical engineer to support documentation, mechanical, environmental, structural, and thermal aspects of different stack configurations.
• Contribute to a small team of mechanical production REAs supporting mechanical production and development efforts, ensuring technical excellence and alignment with program objectives.
• Oversee and manage all mechanical, slice, and stack TDP configuration changes, ensuring updates address producibility improvements, yield optimization, and design enhancements.
• Lead efforts to analyze and incorporate producibility updates into designs to improve manufacturing efficiency and reduce production defects.
• Support failure investigations, conducting root cause analyses and implementing corrective actions to resolve systemic mechanical issues.
• Provide technical guidance on mechanical design, analysis, and integration challenges, ensuring compliance with program requirements and performance specifications.
• Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) practices and lead efforts to identify and implement cost‑saving opportunities in mechanical assemblies.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including systems engineering, quality, and supply chain, to resolve mechanical engineering challenges and ensure seamless integration of stack configurations.
• Provide oversight and review of hardware performance during environmental testing, including structural and thermal analysis, to ensure compliance with design requirements.
• Maintain and update mechanical TDPs, processing engineering change requests such as IRs, CNs, SRs, and variances to ensure accurate and current documentation.
• Maintain a positive attitude toward mentoring by experienced technical team members and subject matter experts.

Must Have Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with at least 3 years of experience.
• Five years’ experience in mechanical design and design documentation.
• Experience with 3D CAD tools (modeling and drawing).
• Experience with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) per ANSI Y14.5.
• Experience with packaging of electronics assemblies.
• Experience with environmental testing and hardware performance validation, including structural and thermal analysis.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience in mechanical sub‑systems packaging, materials, interconnects, or large assembly development.
• Experience managing engineering change processes, including IRs, CNs, SRs, and variances.
• Proficient in Creo (modeling and drawing) and Windchill (PDM).
• Strong understanding of DFM and DFP principles.
• Active DoD issued security clearance.
• Experience working in the aerospace and defense industry.
• Advanced degree in an engineering discipline.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, long‑term disability.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program.
• Parental leave.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs (dependent on level and collective‑bargaining agreement).

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.