Principal Product Engineer

RTX•Mckinney, TX

13h•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. This position is classified as: Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility. Requires advanced to expert knowledge of work area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have broad knowledge of project management. Requires substantial knowledge of RTX projects, programs or systems in order to provide enhancements within job area. As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

Requirements

A University Degree in STEM or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience.
Currently possess or the ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Materials and process experience with an in-depth knowledge of MIL-STD-883, J-STD-001H, AS9100, RF microelectronics in a production environment.
Strong and effective communication skills to convey technical trade studies with internal and external customers
Data driven and results oriented individual with track record of mitigating risks and capturing opportunities on large scale program efforts.
Ability to troubleshoot and maneuver through numerous complex and often undefined issues to establish root cause corrective action
Drive continuous improvement through process and cycle time reductions using Six Sigma principles

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of program life cycles and criticality of achieving MRL/TRL requirements
Knowledge of DFMA & DPD processes
Vast process specific knowledge of surface mount technology (SMT), adhesives, wirebond, vacuum lamination, conformal coat, and others.
Experience with running designed experiments (DOEs), statistical data handling analysis.
Knowledge of metrology processes to diagnose product specific issues. (CSAM, Xray, FTIR, XRF, SEM/EDS, XPS, etc.)
Proven leadership skills with the ability to navigate teams to contract deliverables
Knowledge of capacity analysis and purchasing of capital equipment to support program needs

Responsibilities

Interface with both executive factory and program leadership personnel to develop cost reduction activities, mitigate process defects, and promote effective design choices through statistical analysis.
Gain hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment with development RF Microelectronics (Fire Control AESAs, Electronic Warfare, SATCOMs, etc.)
Work as the liaison between the factory and program to improve producibility of complex RF electronics components and assemblies.
Resolve product specific design and process challenges for a complex hybrid design and numerous subassemblies.
Gain intimate details of the processes and equipment used to assemble the hardware.
Focuses on operational plans with short to medium term (1-2 year) impact on the suite of programs.
Recommends and implements new products, processes, policies and standards to support the functional strategy.
Support ongoing development builds in a clean room environment.