Raytheon · 1 week ago
Principal Mechanical Engineer - Standard Missile
Tucson, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$101K/yr - $203K/yr
5+ years expRaytheon is a leading company in aerospace and defense, dedicated to helping the nation and allies defend freedoms. They are seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to support Standard Missile products, focusing on mechanical designs, validation principles, and production support throughout the design life cycle.
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No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Contribute to one or more of our contract-funded and independent research efforts, each of which is at a different phase of development (proposal, design, and integration/test). Engineers are generally assigned to one effort at a time but may work multiple efforts over the course of several years
Communicate with cross-disciplined, engineering team members and suppliers to analyze, model, and document the design technical data package (TDP) and its capabilities and compliance to requirements
Work under limited supervision and act as the responsible engineer often in a project management role over entire subsystems within an effort. This often requires the ability to direct, delegate and review the work of others
Perform mechanical design, development, and documentation of components, sub-assemblies, and major end items for defense system equipment in accordance with system requirements
Collaborating across multiple disciplines with Structural and Thermal analyst, Materials Engineering, Quality, Safety, Supply Chain
Lead a team(s) with limited supervision and meet commitments for assigned schedule, financial, and technical goals
Work thru engineering problems associated with large structures, welded assemblies, component integration, mechanisms, electronic assemblies
Support suppliers with product integration
Strong understanding of Thermal, Structural, Dynamic, and Reliability analysis to provide inputs and support. Incorporate results and findings into mechanical design
Perform and review tolerance analyses to ensure form, fit, and function are as intended by design for the use-application
Improve new and existing designs using Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) and Design for Producibility principles
Apply knowledge and experience in technical problem solving and hardware development in a fast paced, team environment
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience
Experience with CREO (or equivalent CAD tool)
Experience developing and executing a plan to develop a mechanical component or subsystem
Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), basic tolerance analyses, and drawing practices and interpretation for mechanical hardware
The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Preferred
Four years of professional experience related mechanical design and documentation in Aerospace & Defense industry
Advanced degree in Engineering discipline
Proficient in 3D CAD tools (modeling and drawing)
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) per ANSI Y14.5
Ability to work in teams or independently, flexible, demonstrates initiative
Experience in mechanical sub-systems packaging, materials, thermal, structural analysis, energetics principals, control systems, interconnect, airframe, or large assembly development
Willingness to support tasks as experience allows relative to both design development and production support
Proficient in CREO (modeling and drawing) and Windchill (PDM)
Ability to travel to government and other facilities in support of program activities
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
Holidays
Company
Raytheon
Raytheon, an RTX business, creates next-generation defense solutions that are smarter, faster and better than previously thought possible.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$16MKey Investors
United States Air Force
2012-01-17Series Unknown· $5.5M
2009-10-26Acquired
2009-10-01Series Unknown· $10.5M
Leadership Team
Arunava Chatterjee
Executive Director of Ghost Black Operations & CEO & CTO
Kieran Nolan
Chief Enterprise Architect / IT CTO
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