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**Date Posted:** 2025-04-02 **Country:** United States of America **Location:** AZ807: RMS AP Bldg 807 1151 East Hermans Road Building 807, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA **Position Role Type:** Onsite 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. The Materials and Process Engineering (M&PE) Department, which functions within the Mechanical Engineering Discipline team, is seeking a Section Leader to lead our Chemical Analysis team located in Tucson, AZ. As a Section Lead, the ideal candidate will be accountable for direct line management of the engineering team and ensuring technical output quality and technical decisions to support all phases of product life cycle (including design, development and production) for a multitude of programs. Technical output will cover various fields of chemical analysis and non-metal material selection and characterization with technical leadership covering a wide range of topics from material characterization, development, process improvement, obsolescence, and failure analysis. **What You Will Do:** + Perform direct line management activities and provide leadership for approximately 15-20 engineers. + Provide technical development of people, mentoring, training, performance management, and resource allocation. + Perform individual contributor workload in the leader's subject matter discipline. + Team with the Department Leader in the execution of Materials and Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Discipline and Raytheon Engineering goals. Lead and support department, directorate, and engineering initiatives. + Ensure two-way communication for section members; serve as the day-to-day liaison to the programs concerning employee job assignments, performance, and recognition. + Responsibilities also include coordinating program and department staffing needs, optimizing resource utilization, and supporting recruitment and retention efforts. + Provide Materials and Process Engineering support and technical oversight to programs' product life cycle (design reviews, gate reviews, Material Review Board, Change Control Board, Process Change Board, and engineering peer reviews). + Provide evaluation and resolution to technical, operational, and supplier problems related to materials and processes + Provide oversight to ensure the accuracy of technical output of assignments based on data and analyses. **The Chemical Analysis (SW) Section Leader job is in Tucson, AZ and the position is onsite.** **Qualifications You Must Have:** + Typically requires a Bachelor in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience. In absence of a degree, 14+ years of experience. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for additional years of experience + Experience with materials and process design, development, and/or production support for military programs + Experience with working on a cross-functional team to meet program milestones and commitments + Experience with Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis, including Infrared Spectroscopy, Chromatography and Thermal Analysis (ie: FTIR, GCMS, HPLC, GPC, etc..) + Experience with materials including adhesives, polymers, tapes, composites, and various other non-metal production materials. + 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 **Qualifications We Prefer:** + Demonstrated ability to apply analytical and polymer chemistry principles to industry applications. + Direct experience utilizing non-metal materials to support production and development in the aerospace industry. + Demonstrated ability to lead and complete multi-disciplined scientific based projects + Advanced degree in aforementioned disciplines. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard + Ten (10) years of experience in materials problem solving, materials design selection and reviews, or evaluation/validation of material properties for new or existing products + Understanding of Systems Engineering + Knowledge of data analysis, modeling and simulation, statistics, and various computational techniques for complex multi-variable problems. + Strong communication, interpersonal, planning and time management skills + Demonstrated strong written and verbal scientific communication skills + Ability to write concise technical reports summarizing analyses + Knowledge of STK, MATLAB, or Python + MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) + Basis of Estimate (BOE) Certification **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. **Learn More & Apply Now!** + Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role. 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. \#LI-SM4 The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 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. 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._ **Privacy Policy and Terms:** Click on this link ( to read the Policy and Terms Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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