Date Posted:
2026-06-24
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-CA-EL SEGUNDO-R01 ~ 2000 E Imperial Hwy ~ BLDG R01
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
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
Security Clearance Type:
DoD Clearance: Secret
Security Clearance Status:
Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
The Airborne Radar Design department is currently seeking a Sr. Mechanical Engineer for the Processors and Electronic Packaging section in El Segundo, CA. The person in this position will be involved in electronics packaging design for Airborne Radar Subsystems including Receiver, Exciter, Processor and Power Supply subsystems. Tasks will include mechanical engineering support through the hardware life cycle, including concept development, preliminary and detail design, integration and test, transition to production, production support and installation. Typical technologies include electronic enclosures, heat exchangers including coldwalls, machined components, RF microwave assemblies, wiring, connectors, and power supplies. Constraints will include size, weight, power, design to cost, design for manufacture, and compressed project schedules.
What You Will Do:
- Provide technical support on major programs and interface with Lead Mechanical Engineers and Chief Engineers to support design objectives.
- Lead smaller project teams through design development, ensuring that established procedures are followed in the creation of technical data packages while meeting all program design objectives.
- Work from requirements to develop unit design concepts and perform design trades.
- Be responsible for developing technical solutions to a wide range of complex problems.
- Complete detailed layouts and design documentation using Computer Aided Design tools.
- Provide support to suppliers who fabricate components and assemblies, including writing Statements of Work.
Qualifications You Must Have:
Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree or a minimum of 5 years’ prior relevant experience, to include any combination of the following:
- Experience with ANSI drawing standards.
- Experience with GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerances).
- Experience with electronic packaging
Qualifications We Prefer:
- Design experience in high-frequency environments, enclosure design, EMI shielding, and thermal management.
- High proficiency with CREO or similar 3D solid modeling software.
- Proficiency in RF principles, RF circuit card design, RF materials, manufacturing and producibility.
- Experience with antenna or processor mechanical design.
- Experience with VME, VITA and SOSA open architecture standards.
- Experience with high-speed VPX technology.
- Experience with embedded processing technology.
- Exposure to manufacturing processes for CCAs, metal housings, and brazements, or experience in a manufacturing and assembly support role.
- Advanced degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering.
- Prior experience in Defense or Aerospace.
- Active security clearance.
What We Offer
Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
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This position requires 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:
As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attendselect 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.
The salary range for this role is 95,500 USD - 181,700 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 candidates work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
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 companys 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.
