2026 Full-time - Production Test Engineer I - Onsite (AZ)

RTX•Tucson, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Production Test Engineers (PTE) are part of a manufacturing team who support the test process through one or more phases of the product life cycle, including product development, transition to production, sustained production and depot activities. PTE validates and ensures compliance of the prime hardware to technical data package requirements and supporting test equipment. Performs troubleshooting and problem solving of test failures. Identifies opportunities in test processes to improve efficiency, yields, and capacity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with preferred major in electrical engineering
Experience with Microsoft Office tools
Experience with electrical engineering basics
Ability to obtain and maintain an Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Access (ATF).
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
Experience may be obtained through on‑the‑job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

Nice To Haves

Preferred major in Electrical Engineering
Experience/education in advanced electronics/electrical engineering, or basic mechanical engineering, or basic computer programming.
Experience with hands-on hardware integration and troubleshooting
Experience in Manufacturing environment
Experience with technical writing
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to multitask in a fast paced environment
Ability to develop sustaining solutions to routine technical problems
Experience/education with interpretation of technical documentation
Experience/education with project execution
Experience/education with data analysis
Knowledge of product and test environment
Available to cover additional shifts including some weekend work

Responsibilities

Validate new or modified test equipment for production use.
Ensure the operation of test equipment and associated work instructions are accurate.
Ensure test equipment and software meet the test requirements specified for the product.
Monitor and improve the test process through analysis of predictive metrics of trends, failure modes, and test yields.
Perform preliminary investigation of problem resolution.
Develop test flows and contribute to test capacity analysis.
Maintain changes to the test equipment technical data package which includes drawings, test instructions, test position manuals, and system software.
Assist in non-routine fault isolation, diagnosis and repair of the product or test equipment.
Lead root cause and corrective action investigations and present findings.
Provide technical training in both product and test equipment to production test specialists and metrology personnel.