Principal Mechanical Engineer

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $107.5k - $204.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🧑‍🔧 Mechanical Engineer

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RTX

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2020

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Manufacturing • Consulting • Logistics

RTX is a globally recognized aerospace and defense company dedicated to transformative technologies and era-defining innovation. It operates through various businesses, including Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon, with a focus on sustainable, connected flight and smarter defense systems. RTX is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion across the company and aims to solve the world’s most complex problems with cutting-edge technology and talent. Additionally, RTX is involved in significant projects like upgrading the F135 Engine Core and developing missile-defense systems. The company emphasizes corporate responsibility and sustainable practices.

📋 Description

• Serve as a key technical contributor to department-supported programs and products • Design RF systems for challenging thermal and high-vibration environments • Lead programs as a Responsible Engineering Authority (REA) or Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) • Liaise with programs to ensure technical, cost, and schedule success • Oversee junior engineers’ job assignments and performance • Apply electronics packaging design and manufacturing knowledge • Perform or support thermal and structural design and analysis • Work with electrical component design, construction, and failure modes • Apply printed wiring board and circuit card assembly processes and best practices • Work with surface-mount and through-hole component installation processes and failure modes • Apply metal fabrication and finishing methods • Design mechanical RF isolation • Use environmental test methods and equipment • Provide technical guidance and mentor matrix teams • Make technical presentations and establish customer relationships • Maintain positive relationships with functional and program leadership

🎯 Requirements

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years of prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 5 years’ experience • Experience with mechanical design, development and/or implementation of defense-related electronic systems • Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) • Experience with ASME drawing and documentation standards and procedures • Minimum three years creating and documenting mechanical designs in Pro/Engineer/CREO or similar modeling tools • U.S. citizenship required • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance • Active and existing DoD Secret security clearance required after day 1

🏖️ Benefits

• Healthcare, wellness, and work/life benefits • Parental leave, including paternal leave • Flexible work schedules • Achievement awards • Educational assistance • Child/adult backup care • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Life insurance • Short-term disability • Long-term disability • 401(k) match • Flexible spending accounts • Employee assistance program • Employee Scholar Program • Paid time off • Holidays • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available