Lead Engineering Support Technician (Onsite)

Department Role

Our Effector Power and Analog Design department is looking for a Lead Engineering Support Technician. A Lead Engineering Support Technician is responsible for the building, installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and inspecting Engineering circuit card assemblies, cable, and harness systems. Work includes Engineering prototyping, field service, and repair of returned materials. Candidates will be able to rework and modify Engineering micro-sized components on CCAs, prototype sub-assemblies, completed assemblies, cables, and harness systems per Engineering drawings, schematics, or work instructions.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to effectively and efficiently repair or replace defective Engineering micro-components and wiring to ensure installations meet Engineering conformity. This individual will demonstrate effective cable and harness repair techniques using acceptable practices including splicing, crimping, soldering, and pinning of wiring. The candidate will ensure that all work performed is properly and completely documented and ready for use.   Verification and inspection may be required, and candidate will need to be able to identify and document findings per authorizing protocols.  The candidate will also provide on-the-job recommendations in solving hardware integration issues with mid and upper-level Engineering and Leadership. The candidate will comply with the company’s FOD program, tool control program and all safety regulations. The candidate may perform duties at various company locations. 

What You Will Do

Modify, rework, and populate Engineering CCA’s, assemblies, and subassemblies to ensure proper operation per established criteria. Perform required repairs to returned and damaged units to an operational state. This includes:

• Micro-soldering under a microscope for an extensive period.
• Build cables and harnesses from schematics.
• Quality verification and inspection under a microscope
• Identify, repair, and replace wire harnesses and cable assemblies.
• Replace mechanical and electrical components.
• Operate multi-meters or basic ohmmeters to conduct point-to-point current connection.
• Recognize failures, isolate problems, and suggest appropriate corrective action.
• Keep management appraised of potential problems or identified risks that may negatively affect program schedule or quality.
• Provide support and feedback to the Engineering development team.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Associate degree with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience
• Experience with Solder, mechanical, quality standards, processes, and/or documentation.
• Verification and inspection experience with associated standards, processes, and/or documentation.
• Experience with cable and harness assembly, fabrication, and/or rework.
• 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

• CCA manufacturing experience and associated fabrication standards, processes, and documentation.
• IPC J-STD-001 solder certification.
• IPC 610 and 620 acceptability certification and inspection experience.
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to use good judgement and work independently or collaboratively.
• Ability to perform quality work within a fast-paced Engineering technical support environment.
• Solder rework equipment to include reflow oven, mini-wave, pre-heater, hot air pencil, and de-solder tools.
• Ability to work with fabrication processes such as bonding, cleaning, coating, and mechanical fasteners.
• Ability to read and comprehend work instructions, short correspondence, memos, schematics, detailed electronic blueprints, and other similar authorized drawings and documents.
• Ability to establish customer priorities and manage multiple tasks successfully.
• Must have experience using hand tools such as soldering iron, cutters, wire strippers, and electric heat gun.
• Assembly, fabrication, and rework experience of micro-size components on circuit card assemblies.
• Existing secret security clearance.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

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• RTX solves some of the toughest challenges in aerospace and defense. That requires expansive thinking and bold innovation – and that, in turn, requires a culture that is diverse, equitable and inclusive.
• We embrace individuality and diversity of thought to fuel opportunity for our employees, our customers, and our communities. We work toward progress, knowing that a more inclusive world is critical to our mission. Not just in this moment, but always.
• Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role. (Select the one that fits the role type of the req)
  • 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.
• Clearance Information: This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm
• Location Info and/or Links:
• Tucson, AZ: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-tucson,-az-location