Mechanical Engineer II - Structural Engineer
Date Posted: 2026-08-19 | Location: Tucson, AZ (onsite) | U.S. citizenship required for active and transferable DoD Secret security clearance.
About the Role
The Mechanical Analysis and Test (MA&T) Department ensures structural and thermal design robustness across Raytheon’s product portfolio. From preliminary concepts to fielded weapon system support, MA&T delivers innovative structural and thermal engineering solutions using classical, empirically based techniques, and state-of-the-art finite element methods. This role offers the opportunity to work on products throughout their lifecycle—from initial design trade studies and proposals through qualification testing to enduring production support.
You will join a team of 200+ engineers working in all areas of structural engineering, with assignments ranging from classical stress analyses to cutting-edge computer-aided analysis methodologies and field test support at locations worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Perform detailed structural analyses to support all phases of programs.
- Generate test plans required to validate analyses and verify hardware compliance to customer requirements.
- Analyze test data to validate and correlate models, and/or generate mechanical loads and environments.
- Work with experienced analysts on problems of moderate complexity to provide solutions under program cost and schedule constraints.
- Coordinate and lead technical peer reviews ensuring the technical accuracy of work product.
- Present results to internal stakeholders and external customers.
- Generate detailed, archival technical reports.
- Travel to test sites to support test or design discussions (depending on work assignment).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience; alternatively, an advanced degree in a STEM field can substitute for 2 years of experience.
- Experience in structural analysis with tools such as PATRAN, NASTRAN, ANSYS, ABAQUS, or equivalent software.
- Working knowledge of mechanical principles to solve classical structural engineering problems both inside and outside of software tools.
- Ability to work in a collaborative, team-based environment and independently.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. government-issued security clearance (active and transferable DoD Secret clearance required prior to start date; U.S. citizenship is required).
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional experience in stress/structural analysis.
- Experience in structural testing: planning, organization, execution, data reduction, and correlation.
- Experience with solid modeling CAD tools 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.
- Advanced degree in a STEM discipline (ABET accreditation preferred).
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and robust total rewards package.
- Healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits.
- Parental (including paternal) leave.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Achievement awards.
- Educational assistance and career development programs.
- Child/adult backup care.
- 401(k) match.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Employee assistance program.
- Employee Scholar Program.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (eligibility dependent on role level and collective-bargaining agreement status).
Pay
The salary range for this role is $68,900 – $131,100 USD. The range is a good-faith estimate representative of all experience levels. Factors considered include role, function, responsibilities, work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.