Environmental Test Principal Support Engineer

RTX•Tucson, AZ

1d•$86,800 - $165,200•Onsite

About The Position

Environmental Test (ET) is an engineering organization that supports all programs across Raytheon. The ET organization provides testing capability for every phase of the product life cycle from prototype to production. Environmental testing includes mechanical shock, electrodynamic vibration, salt fog, climatic environments such as temperature, altitude, and humidity, high temperature quartz lamp testing, structural testing, test fixture design, and custom instrumentation installations and data acquisition support. Environmental Test is seeking a Principal Support Engineer in the field of environmental testing for second shift. The Support Engineer is responsible for executing a variety of environmental tests while collaborating in an integrated product (IP) team environment with Test Engineers, other Support Engineers, and internal engineering customers. The Support Engineer will work within the IP team to implement tests to meet customer requirements and is responsible for test setup, equipment control and monitoring, data collection and data verification. The Support Engineer is responsible for performing troubleshooting and adjustment of both the test equipment and test setup when technical issues arise. This position is an onsite role located in Tucson, AZ. The selected candidate will work second shift and must be able to work nights.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience
A minimum of two (2) years’ experience working with environmental test vibration shaker systems or experience with instrumentation (accelerometers, thermocouples, strain gages, load cells, etc…) and data acquisition systems (Dewetron, DeweSoft, LabView, Agilent/Keysight, Benchlink, Somat, etc…).

Nice To Haves

Strong problem-solving skills.
Strong communication skills including effective written, verbal, and listening.
High situational awareness and ability to effectively work multiple projects simultaneously.
Current DoD secret or TS/SSBI clearance.

Responsibilities

Perform set-up and operation of mechanical shock test and electrodynamic vibration test systems.
Perform set-up and operation of climatic environmental chambers in support of testing for temperature, altitude, and humidity and highly accelerated life tests.
Perform set-up and programming of all control and data acquisition systems as well as the placement, and operation of all instrumentation, signal conditioning, and data acquisition systems.
Perform the execution of various vibration test methods including random, sine, shock, sine-on-random, random-on-random and drop shock, as defined in Mil-Std-810.
Collect thermal, vibration, and shock test data and verify for accuracy.