Senior Materials Engineer

RTX•Andover, MA

2d•$86,800 - $165,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Materials and Process Engineering Department within the Hardware Team is seeking a chemical or materials engineer to join its team in Andover, Massachusetts. The position serves as an Administer P&H Engineer, providing operational, coding, and coordination support to the P&H Engineering team. It leads administrative processes involving SOS management, job-aid creation, workflow communication, and report coordination, while also supporting training, workload balancing, restricted-item management, and hands-on coding as needed. The role is a key liaison among MPLs, SMEs, Leadership, QC, and Industrial Engineering. It requires collaboration with design and materials engineers, subject matter experts, and suppliers, as well as the ability to manage and coordinate many simultaneous tasks within set schedule requirements. The candidate will join a multidisciplinary team. Although the posting initially labels the role as remote, it later states that the role is in Andover, MA and onsite.

Requirements

A university degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and a minimum of 3 years of experience.
Experience in materials, process engineering, or related operational support functions.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
An active and existing DoD Secret security clearance is required after day 1.
Ability to manage and coordinate a wide variety of simultaneous tasks within set schedule requirements.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with coding standards, SOS systems, or MMI tools.
Strong communication and cross-functional coordination capabilities.
Knowledge of material compliance requirements, restricted-material processes, and industry standards related to material traceability and certification.
Understanding of material safety data sheets, military specifications, and ASTM test methods.
Demonstrated ability to lead and complete large-scale multidisciplinary scientific-based projects, including failure analysis investigations.
Comfort operationalizing new capabilities such as MVL integration by helping define roles, handoffs, responsibilities, and decision criteria across the P&H Engineering team.

Responsibilities

Upload new items to the working file for Industrial Engineers to review.
Upload and close SOS tickets on the SOS website.
Create and update standard coding guidelines for multiple materials and scenarios.
Develop flow-down changes and guides to help the P&H team understand proper coding and usage.
Provide weekly reports summarizing backlog and current team workload.
Communicate flow-down information to ensure team alignment on goals and updates.
Act as a liaison between MPLs, SMEs, Leadership, and P&H roles.
Create and update training resources and packages for IE, QC, and MPLs supporting P&H efforts.
Train all new members of the P&H Coding Team.
Perform coding as an IE when required.
Perform coding as a QC when required.
Support training, team workload balancing, and restricted-item management.
Coordinate with design and materials engineers, subject matter experts, and suppliers.