Effector RF Mechanical Section Lead
About The Position
Raytheon’s Effector RF Design Department designs and provides technical leadership for advanced RF hardware supporting tactical missile systems. Its work spans the product lifecycle, from concept development and architecture through detailed design, integration, qualification, production transition, and sustainment. The department also provides supplier oversight, technical management of multidisciplinary teams, capability enhancements, obsolescence redesigns, and expertise on challenging production and sustainment issues. The Effector RF Mechanical Section Lead combines hands-on technical contributions with functional leadership. Approximately 85% of the role supports engineering programs across the RF product development lifecycle, through activities such as hardware design, technical leadership, supplier management, requirements development, architecture, integration and test, or leading multidisciplinary engineering teams. Approximately 15% focuses on leading a section of RF engineers through coaching, mentoring, career development, and staffing support, while fostering technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The role leads a section of 10–20 RF Electronics engineers and is 100% onsite in Tucson, Arizona.
Requirements
- A STEM degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience.
- Experience in at least two of the following areas: design and analysis of RF product packaging throughout the product lifecycle, including use of 3D CAD software; creation of Technical Data Packages using GD&T for RF products; or current or previous professional experience leading a team.
- Active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance required prior to the start date; U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance eligibility.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree, such as an MS in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- Experience serving as a Responsible Engineering Authority (REA), Control Account Manager (CAM), and/or Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL).
- Experience with performance management, coaching, or career development.
- Demonstrated technical leadership on complex RF or mechanical development programs.
- Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams.
- Experience with supplier technical oversight and management.
- Experience architecting RF systems and defining hardware requirements.
- Experience with Creo Simulate or ANSYS Workbench for preliminary structural and thermal analysis of design concepts.
- Familiarity with failure investigation, root cause identification, and corrective action implementation.
- Familiarity or direct experience with RF printed circuit board material stack-ups and circuit card assembly layout.
- Experience with one-dimensional tolerance analysis for complex mechanical assemblies.
- Experience developing technical proposals, engineering project estimates, and/or white papers.
- Experience with requirements verification test planning and execution.
- Experience creating and presenting professional-level design documentation to company leadership and program customers.
- Strong collaboration, communication, and organizational skills.
- Passion for developing engineers and building high-performing teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a section of 10–20 RF Electronics engineers.
- Conduct performance management, career development discussions, and regular one-on-one meetings.
- Mentor engineers and foster technical growth across the organization.
- Support recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and workforce planning.
- Partner with department leadership on strategic initiatives and organizational priorities.
- Foster a collaborative and engaging work environment and support employee recognition, engagement, and retention initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, engineering processes, and RTX values.
- Serve as a technical contributor, technical lead, or engineering manager on RF hardware development efforts.
- Lead or support the design, development, integration, and qualification of RF hardware.
- Develop mechanical RF and microwave hardware and packaging, including antennas, radomes, circuit card assembly housings, printed circuit boards, RF hoods, and RF test fixtures.
- Provide technical oversight of suppliers developing RF hardware and ensure products meet technical, cost, and schedule objectives.
- Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams responsible for successful RF product execution.
- Perform or oversee RF mechanical analysis, simulation, integration, verification, troubleshooting, and qualification testing.
- Support design reviews, technical risk management, and root cause investigations.
- Develop technical solutions for complex RF issues affecting fielded products, including capability enhancements, obsolescence-driven redesigns, and other engineering changes.
- Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Structural and Thermal Analysts, Airframe Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, Quality, and Supply Chain organizations.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 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
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.
- Relocation based on candidate eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
