Mechanical Design Lead

• RF Hardware

Date Posted: 2026-01-06
Country: United States of America
Location: AZ852: RMS AP Bldg M02, 1151 East Hermans Road Building M02, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA

Position Details

Role Type: Onsite
Security Clearance: DoD Secret Clearance (Active and transferable required prior to start date)
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

About Raytheon

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.

About the Role

The candidate will be responsible for providing innovative design solutions for the packaging of antennas, RF Circuit Card Assemblies, radomes, and RF test equipment. The selected candidate will be expected to lead multidiscipline teams, provide technical oversight, delegate tasks, and work with the Engineering organization to establish technology roadmaps, enable modernization, and contribute to general innovation. In addition, the candidate will work with customer personnel and program leadership to define and refine requirements to validate hardware compliance. This position is an onsite role, located in Tucson, AZ.

What You Will Do

• Lead mechanical design activities involving RF hardware
• Lead others by understanding team dynamics and capitalizing on team strengths while mitigating gaps
• Lead trade studies to determine the best solution for complex and multifaceted problems and developing a plan forward
• Convey the highest quality work while ensuring cost, schedule, and performance expectations are consistently met or exceeded
• Regularly convey task status on complex issues and influences strategic plans across multiple teams, programs, engineering and customer leadership
• Seek opportunities to fill any role necessary to help ensure business unit success

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience
• A minimum of five years of professional experience performing design, analysis, and/or leadership of mechanical products, preferably RF mechanical products such as circuit card assemblies, antennas, radomes, guidance sections, RF test equipment, harnesses, and interconnects throughout the product life cycle
• Ability to design with three dimensional (3D) Computer Aided Design (CAD) software
• Creation of Technical Data Packages (TDPs) using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Qualifications We Prefer

• Design experience with RF-specific products such as antennas, missile bodies, circuit card assemblies, and/or RF test chambers
• Master of Science (MS) in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering
• Experience serving as a Responsible Engineering Authority (REA), Control Account Manager (CAM), and/or Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL)
• Supplier management for built to print or build to specification RF products
• Experience creating and presenting professional level design documentation to company leadership and program customers
• Creo Simulate or ANSYS Workbench for preliminary structural and thermal analysis of design concepts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Failure investigation, root cause identification, and corrective action implementation
• Familiarity or direct experience with RF Printed Circuit Board (PCB) material stack ups and Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) layout
• One dimensional tolerance analysis for complex mechanical assemblies
• Development of technical proposals, engineering project estimates, and/or white papers
• Requirements verification test planning and execution

Compensation and Benefits

Salary Range: $86,800 USD - $165,200 USD

The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Relocation: This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Benefits (if hired): 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
• Holidays

Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Incentive Compensation: 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. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.

Security Clearance Information

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

Additional Information

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.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

Equal Opportunity

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

About RTX

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.