Top Secret Materials Program Lead – Tucson Onsite

RTX; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee Scholar Program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

RTX in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Senior Material Program Lead to drive materials design and development for missile hardware. The role is onsite, reporting to the Materials Design and Development Section within Hardware Engineering, coordinating M&PE resources to meet milestones and cost targets.

The ideal candidate will have a strong materials engineering background, experience with reviews and change boards, and the ability to present data to large technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience with minimum 5 years, or an advanced degree with 3 years.
• Experience solving materials problems and selecting protective coatings to address issues.
• Experience with mechanical test methods and/or chemical analysis methods.

Responsibilities

• Provide M&PE support for program review boards (CCB, MRB, PCB, ERB, PMCB).
• Ensure peer reviews and M&PE position alignment before report distribution.
• Manage workload to support programs and M&PE team per schedule needs.
• Lead the development of trade studies to identify materials, properties, and processes.
• Ensure labor costs and completion schedules provided by M&PE meet commitments.
• Resolve technical and operational problems.
• Mentor and/or train early career engineers.
• Participate on Failure Investigation Teams.
• Support proposals with M&PE tasks.
• Present technical positions or data to large audiences (MMSTN, TIG, ERB).

Skills

Materials problem solving

Mechanical testing

Chemical analysis

MS Office

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Advanced degree

Tools

PDM

Assembly drawings

Material specifications

Military specifications

Job description

RTX in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Senior Material Program Lead to drive materials design and development for missile hardware. The role is onsite, reporting to the Materials Design and Development Section within Hardware Engineering, coordinating M&PE resources to meet milestones and cost targets.

The ideal candidate will have a strong materials engineering background, experience with reviews and change boards, and the ability to present data to large technical audiences.