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JOB TITLE: MECHANICAL TEST ENGINEER
JOB LOCATION: MIDDLETOWN, RI
WAGE RANGE*: 65.00-68.00 PER HOUR
JOB NUMBER: 15039761
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
JOB LOCATION: MIDDLETOWN, RI
WAGE RANGE*: 65.00-68.00 PER HOUR
JOB NUMBER: 15039761
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- Typically requires a Bachelor in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience.
- An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for additional years of experience
- Hands-on mechanical aptitude and willingness to work in a lab environment
- Perform instrumentation planning and test conduct of all Hardware Tests including vibration, mechanical shock, temperature, altitude, humidity, and structural testing
- Dynamic and thermal data acquisition and analysis
- Provide test fixture design coordination
- Work independently and take ownership of program/project to achieve schedule, financial, and technical goals
- Prepare test plans, schedules, test reports, and technical documentation of project work assigned
- Work directly with design engineering, structural analysis personnel, manufacturing engineering, and commercial customers
- Provide technical expertise to programs as needed
- Factory and supplier testing support domestically and internationally
- Generate detailed, archival technical reports
- Travel to test sites to support test or design discussion (depending on work assignment)
- Willingness to travel to domestic Raytheon sites, suppliers, and government facilities
- Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.
- Experience in Hardware and Environmental Testing (i.e. Dynamic Shock/Vibration, Climatic, Structural)
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: Signal processing, data acquisition, field test instrumentation, or structural testing
- Ability to work in a collaborative, team-based environment and independently
- Experience with solid modeling CAD tool such as CREO or equivalent
- Experience with Matlab
- Experience presenting to external customers
- Excellent communication skills; both verbal and written
- Ability to travel to government and other facilities in support of program activities
- While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions. Benefits offered are in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and subject to change at TCM's discretion.