Optical Assembly & Test Engineer I (Onsite)
About The Position
Raytheon's Manufacturing and Test Engineering team at the Optics Consolidated Manufacturing Center (OCMC) supports optical components, assemblies, and systems. The team performs assembly engineering activities and works with customers, program management, and business leadership to meet business needs, ensure timely factory execution, develop enabling technologies and expertise, and incorporate producibility during product concept and design. The organization emphasizes process iteration and improvement to increase first-pass yield and throughput, while developing its engineering team through training, experiential learning, publication, connectivity, and leadership. The Optical Assembly & Test Engineer I provides process engineering support for optical assemblies, plans assembly processes and sequences, reviews engineering documentation, and supports manufacturing operations. The role contributes to process improvement, equipment selection, product and equipment troubleshooting, and corrective actions, while helping ensure drawing requirements and cost, schedule, quality, and operator-effectiveness goals are met. This is an onsite position in Richardson, Texas, and U.S. citizenship is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major, obtained by the start date.
- Experience with Manufacturing Engineering processes and tools.
- Experience with Microsoft Office tools.
- U.S. citizenship is required to access information under the program or contract.
Nice To Haves
- Prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience.
- Experience interpreting engineering prints to determine requirements.
- Experience conducting process improvements, Root Cause/Corrective Actions (RCCAs), and Failure Review Boards (FRBs).
- Experience with metrology equipment such as interferometers, CMMs, laser alignment stations, and autocollimators.
- Experience with optical parts and assemblies such as mirrors, lenses, afocals, and imagers.
- Experience with Matlab or similar analysis software and Creo or similar CAD software.
Responsibilities
- Provide process engineering support for optical assemblies, including drawing producibility review, process development, process documentation, conceptual tooling design, process troubleshooting, and metrology support.
- Plan process steps and sequence of operations for new and existing assemblies, ensuring drawing requirements are met while meeting cost, schedule, and quality goals and enabling operator effectiveness.
- Review specifications, procedures, and related engineering documents to ensure compliance.
- Support bid and proposal activities by estimating hours required for assembly activities.
- Participate in continuous improvement by analyzing manufacturing data and implementing process improvements.
- Determine equipment required to meet design and test requirements.
- Provide mentoring, training, and support to assembly operations personnel.
- Analyze product failures to determine root cause and recommend or implement corrective action.
- Support troubleshooting of equipment failures to determine root cause and recommend or implement corrective action.
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
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, subject to eligibility and applicable conditions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
