About the position
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. Production Test Engineers (PTE) are part of a manufacturing team who support the test process through one or more phases of the product life cycle, including product development, transition to production, sustained production and depot activities. PTE validates and ensures compliance of the prime hardware to technical data package requirements and supporting test equipment. Performs troubleshooting and problem solving of test failures. Identifies opportunities in test processes to improve efficiency, yields, and capacity.
Responsibilities
- Validate new or modified test equipment for production use.
- Ensure the operation of test equipment and associated work instructions are accurate.
- Ensure test equipment and software meet the test requirements specified for the product.
- Monitor and improve the test process through analysis of predictive metrics of trends, failure modes, and test yields.
- Perform preliminary investigation of problem resolution.
- Develop test flows and contribute to test capacity analysis.
- Maintain changes to the test equipment technical data package which includes drawings, test instructions, test position manuals, and system software.
- Assist in non-routine fault isolation, diagnosis and repair of the product or test equipment.
- Lead root cause and corrective action investigations and present findings.
- Provide technical training in both product and test equipment to production test specialists and metrology personnel.
Requirements
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and less than 2 years prior relevant experience.
- The ability to obtain and maintain an Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Access (ATF).
- 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.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience/education in advanced electronics/electrical engineering, or basic mechanical engineering, or basic computer programming.
- Experience with hands-on hardware integration and troubleshooting.
- Experience in Manufacturing environment.
- Experience with technical writing.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to multitask in a fast paced environment.
- Ability to develop sustaining solutions to routine technical problems.
- Experience/education with interpretation of technical documentation.
- Experience/education with project execution.
- Experience/education with data analysis.
- Knowledge of product and test environment.
- Available to cover additional shifts including some weekend work.
Benefits
- 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.
