Low Observables Materials Engineer

Date Posted: 2026-08-10 • Location: Tucson, AZ • Onsite role • Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance required on day 1; U.S. citizenship is required.

About the Role

At Raytheon, we bring over 100 years of engineering expertise to solve tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. As an industry leader in Stealth Technology, you will work on cutting-edge projects developing next-generation materials and integrating advanced signature control techniques into defense systems.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Perform material measurements of constitutive and RF attenuation properties; generate predicted material performance using Computational Electromagnetic Codes (CEM) tools.
• Work in integrated product teams to incorporate advanced signature control techniques into deliverable products and assess 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 and leadership of program reviews.
• Project management.
• Mentor early career engineers.
• Strong ownership of tasks; ability to function as Materials Lead on Integrated Product Teams.

Requirements

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Experience in Low Observables or Radar materials.
• Experience in material characterization, performance testing and/or prediction, material down-select, and/or integration onto air vehicles.
• Experience with customer and supplier collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 electromagnetic characterization of materials.
• Competence in thermal analysis techniques (DMA, TMA, TGA, DSC).
• Agile communicator with effective interaction style fostering collaboration across multi-disciplined teams, suppliers, and customers.
• Skilled at planning, prioritizing, and executing projects/programs to successful completion.
• 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.
• Current active U.S. Government in-scope DoD Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, short-term disability, and 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.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (eligibility dependent on role level and collective-bargaining agreement).

Pay

The salary range for this role is $86,800 – $165,200 USD.