Sr. Principal Low Observable Materials Engineer

Us-Az-Tucson-827c ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ Bldg 827c (external Site)senior

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Requirements Summary

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S.

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EngineeringMaterials Engineer

2026-11-02

United States of America

US-AZ-TUCSON-827C ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 827C (External Site)

Onsite

Requirements

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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

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience
Experience in Low Observables or Radar materials
Experience in any of the following: Material characterization, or performance testing and/or prediction, and/or design experience, material down-select and/or integration on to air vehicle.
Experience with customer and supplier collaboration

Master’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
High temperature LO materials characterization, testing, and integration
Experience with intrinsic property analytical techniques for the electromagnetic characterization of material.
Competence in utilizing thermal analysis techniques (DMA, TMA, TGA, DSC) properties.
Agile communicator, with effective interaction style that fosters collaboration with a multi-disciplined team, suppliers, and customers.
Skilled at planning, prioritizing, and executing projects/programs to successful completions.
Proposal Writing and Basis of Estimate (BOE) development experience.
CAD software proficiency and technical programming experience (Python, C++, MATLAB, etc.)
Experience with Infrared signature analysis and control.
A current active U.S. Government in-scope DoD Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP).

Secret - Current

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Responsibilities

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→You will be responsible for material and process development, characterization and system level integration in support of all Raytheon product lines and new business.
→Material performance predictions and measurement tests of developmental and production systems.
→You will be expected to perform material measurements of constitutive and RF attenuation properties and generate predicted material performance using Computational Electromagnetic Codes (CEM) tools.
→You will work in integrated product teams to incorporate advanced signature control techniques into deliverable products and aid in the assessment of system performance.
→Material formulation and development
→Fabrication process development
→Composites operations support
→Material testing and characterization (RF, mechanical, physical)
→Preparation of engineering documentation
→Customer and supplier interface
→Participation/leadership of and program reviews
→Project management
→Mentor early career engineers.
→Strong ownership of tasks; ability to function as Materials Lead on Integrated Product Teams

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