Principal Mechanical Engineer

Date Posted: 2026-06-22

Country: United States of America

Location: US-CA-GOLETA-H01 ~ 6380 Hollister Ave ~ BLDG H01

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: 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.

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1.

As a Principal Mechanical Engineer within the Electronic Warfare Mechanical Design Hardware Department, you will serve as the mechanical technical authority for airborne RF and digital processor subsystems, leading hardware development from early concept through production deployment.

What You Will Do

• Lead the mechanical development of airborne RF and digital electronics subsystems from concept through production.
• Serve as the mechanical technical authority (REA/IPTL) on assigned programs, ensuring alignment to technical, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Own subsystem-level mechanical solutions, ensuring performance in demanding thermal and high-vibration environments.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Electrical, Systems, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams to deliver integrated hardware solutions.
• Represent the mechanical discipline in internal and external design reviews and customer engagements.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers across the matrixed team.
• Support hardware integration, verification, and production readiness activities within secure program environments.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 5 years’ experience.
• Experience designing and developing electronics packaging solutions for high-reliability systems.
• Experience applying Geometric Dimension Tolerance (GD&T) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) drawing standards to production hardware.
• Experience with 3D solid modeling tools (Creo/Pro/Engineer or similar) for mechanical design and documentation.
• Experience supporting hardware through environmental qualifications (e.g., vibration, shock, thermal).

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with Electronic Warfare (EW), radar, RF subsystems, or airborne electronics.
• Experience serving as a subsystem lead, REA, IPTL, or similar technical authority role.
• Experience with thermal and structural analysis methods for electronics hardware.
• Experience with CCA/PCB integration, cabling and harness design, or RF isolation features.
• Experience managing cost and schedule elements of engineering scope (e.g., EVM exposure).
• Experience supporting design reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR) and presenting technical data to customers.Experience developing proposals, including Basis of Estimates (BOEs) or technical volume contributions.
• Experience performing root cause investigations and implementing corrective actions in production environments.

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.
• This position is relocation eligible.

The salary range for this role is 118,300 USD - 224,900 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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.