Senior Mechanical Component Engineer

Raytheon is a leading defense contractor with over 100 years of experience in engineering expertise. They are seeking a Senior Mechanical Component Engineer to support the Parts, Libraries and Obsolescence Department, focusing on components engineering tasks for airborne, ground, and tactical systems.

Responsibilities:

• Understand program requirements and Statements of Work (SOWs) to determine program component environmental / characteristic application requirements
• Provide technology insertion and parts selection/standardization guidance while adhering to business, component parametric, and environmental application constraints
• Generate and revise component drawings and associated verification data packages
• Perform alternate part investigations and generate comparison matrices showing the differences and similarities of the parts
• Interface with multiple internal stakeholders and external suppliers/manufacturers to develop component risk and verification delineation
• Facilitate component selection and libraries application through the coordination and generation of the program Bill of Material (BOM) in a collaboration toolset
• Present component standardization, design library, obsolescence management and termination finish risk results in support of design reviews for a program

Requirements:

• Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience with any combination of the following:
• Experience with interconnect devices, fasteners, or other mechanical-based components
• Knowledge of component selection, screening, qualification, and derating for use in military and aerospace flight applications
• Knowledge of Component MIL and industrial (SAE, NAS, ASME, ASTM) specifications and standards, test specifications, and associated QPLs and QMLs
• Experience with BOM (Bill of Material) development and management for developmental and production programs
• 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
• Active and existing security clearance required after day 1
• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or other related science or engineering discipline
• Knowledge of component failure modes by commodity
• Knowledge of component reliability process monitors and/or qualification methodologies
• Experience with the use or adaptation of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) products in a military system
• Demonstrated experience with development, design and project level responsibility on systems or major subsystems
• Experience working with external suppliers and supplier technical management
• Ability to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level security clearance; current clearance preferred