Mechanical Engineering Specialist (Temp) at RTX (Raytheon)

Date Posted:

2026-05-04

Country:

United States of America:

Location:

US-MA-TEWKSBURY-TB1 ~ 50 Apple Hill Dr ~ ASSABET BLDG

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

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

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Top Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At RTX, the world 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.

Raytheon is searching for a highly experienced mechanical engineer to fill a temporary staffing need to work with our Advanced Technology Sensor Development team in our Northeast Facilities. Must be able to provide guidance for program proposal, development and testing of the Advanced Integrated Surface Sensors portfolio. Weekly in-person collaboration will be required to help lead technical interfaces driving design rigor, development, integration, test and demonstration across geographically diverse Raytheon performing organizations to achieve program goals. Flawless execution during early phases is needed which will drive the solutions and strategy for follow-on phases and new franchises. This engineer will also need to leverage their previous effective relationship with internal and external technical and programmatic stakeholders while developing competitive proposals. Strong demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills are required to help drive the team to meet program milestones. This role requires a trusted technical voice to influence future franchise growth across business units. The engineer needs to ensure aggressive program cost, staffing, and schedule constraints are balanced while developing new, innovative technical solutions that provide the next generation performance required by the customer.

What You Will Do

• Assist in guiding product vision, strategy, and goals to align to meet Programs/Customers milestones; facilitate conflict resolution.

• Reviewer of technical integrity and engineering execution across the IPT and other functions to meet and/or exceed cost, schedule, and technical requirements.

• Technical communication with senior customer counterparts, internal senior program management and engineering leadership.

• Support the capture of new business including proposal writing and execution and influence technical and product line roadmaps, ensuring they are reflected in program planning and execution

• Technically engage with major subcontractors and partners to ensure product deliverables and guide a team of multi-disciplined engineers in support of issue resolution

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 14 years of prior relevant experience

• 14 years of relevant professional experience, including prior experience in a technical leadership role and including experience across the development lifecycle also including systems and sub-systems

• Experience with leading and conducting trade studies, system development and design, systems requirements development and management, system integration and test, and production support and experience as a technical leader who can develop work plans and drive execution in a technical research and development (TRAD) environment

• Experience executing within complex engineering teams and experience leading rapid prototyping with activities including design, procurement, build, site test, and customer attended demonstrations; successful demonstrations are critical to win follow-on scope

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Communication, technical writing, oral presentation, and interpersonal skills

• Experience in leading and executing the design and development of complex system architectures

• Experience across the product lifecycle, including concept development, architecture, design, integration, verification, and production

• Experience and ability to interact with and influence Department of Defense (DoD), and/or commercial and non-traditional customer sets

• Development of effective external customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and continued business

What We Offer

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation

This is a temporary position of undetermined length.

The hourly rate for this role is $89.52 to $170.10. The compensation 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.

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. 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.

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.

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, and 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.

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.

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.

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.

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