Lead Tech, Engineering Support Services

RTX • McKinney, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. Raytheon Engineering Technicians provide technical support to engineers on a variety of tasks. The Airborne Antenna Design Department is a team of engineers responsible for electrical design and development of RF products within Raytheon. Our charter is to provide expertise in sub-systems engineering, RF and radome design, digital apertures, antenna ranges and module test. We are looking to add to our team and desire an Engineering Technician to be part of a team that tests, analyzes, maintains, compiles, and formats measured data in an Anechoic Chamber to support product design verification and validation. What You Will Learn You will gain hands-on experience with various test equipment such as Performance Network Analyzers, Signal Generators, Amplifiers and Anechoic Chambers. You will learn the principles of antenna measurements to include gain, phase, axial ratio and Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR).

Requirements

• Typically requires an AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 8 years prior work experience.
• Experience with use of test and evaluation measurement equipment (e.g. DMMs, Oscilloscopes, Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, etc.).
• Experience with Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, Power point, etc.)
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with RF fundamentals, such as the RF electro-magnetic spectrum, propagation delay, and RF components.
• Experience with antenna measurement patterns and how antennas work.
• Experience with decibels (dB’s) and / or dBm values with respect to equivalent power levels in Watts.
• Active DoD Secret clearance with investigation within last five years.

Responsibilities

• Work with various teams of engineers, assemblers, and technicians.
• Perform engineering technician functions involving the layout, building, testing, troubleshooting, repairing and modification of electronic or electro-mechanical devices, assemblies, subsystems, and systems.
• Perform analysis on data, to determine root cause analysis of failures.
• Be involved in planning and executing rework of production assemblies.
• Coordinate and execute tasks in Raytheon antenna ranges, maintain and standardize range infrastructure to meet program requirements.

Benefits

• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree