Sr. Test & Validation Section Manager

About the role

The Test & Validation Section Manager position will report directly to a Manufacturing Engineering Department Manager. This role involves managing a team of test engineers who ensure product test integrity, improve test processes, and influence testability in product design.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize tasks to meet customer needs
• Cook up and manage team staffing levels
• Interface with strategic make center personnel and leaders
• Train, coach, mentor, and develop employee performance
• Ensure technical quality of engineering tasks, product compliance, and oversee team members' performance
• Develop and implement sustaining solutions to routine technical problems
• Lead troubleshooting of manufacturing and test systems
• Participate or lead functional or factory improvement projects
• Manage a group of 15 or more people, potentially across multiple factories and locations
• Support manufacturing activities and spend significant time on the factory floor in a dynamic environment

Requirements

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance required on day 1
• U.S. citizenship required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) or an advanced degree in a related field with 10 years of relevant experience
• Experience in leading people/teams
• The ability to obtain and maintain an Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Access (ATF) clearance
• Strong experience supporting, maintaining, and improving test systems
• Experience with automated test equipment systems

Qualifications

• Experience with lean principles in a manufacturing and test environment
• Preferred majors: Electrical/Aerospace/Computer Science/Electrical Engineering Technology

Benefits

RTX offers competitive compensation, including a salary range of $132,400 - $251,600, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes 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 vary based on the specific business unit and whether the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Schedule

This position is expected to be full-time and located in the United States, specifically in Tucson, Arizona.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $132,400 - $251,600. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.