Test & Validation Engineer II

Date Posted: 2026-08-14 | Location: Andover, MA (US-MA-ANDOVER-AN3, 354 Lowell St) | Onsite role

Active and transferable U.S. government issued DoD Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. Ability to obtain interim clearance is also required.

About the Role

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 employees unite to solve complex global challenges. Raytheon, an RTX business, leverages over a century of engineering expertise to deliver solutions that defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders—Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Design/Engineering, Test Equipment Engineering, and Program Offices—to ensure test readiness and resolve test issues.
• Develop Manufacturing Data Packages (MDPs), including test procedures, ensuring alignment with product specifications.
• Partner with Test Equipment Engineering to define and improve test hardware and software for robust, efficient test capability.
• Support production testing, troubleshoot issues, integrate engineering changes, and manage hardware under test and test equipment in a manufacturing environment.
• Evaluate non-conforming material, determine disposition, and perform root cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities.
• Lead cycle-time improvements, ergonomic risk reduction, automation initiatives, and cost reduction using CORE and data-driven decision-making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM).
• Minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience, including 2+ years in Test Engineering.
• U.S. citizenship (required for security clearance).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued DoD Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of RF principles, circuits, components, and technical parameters.
• Proficiency in interpreting test requirements, schematic diagrams, and technical drawings.
• Experience operating RF test equipment (e.g., power meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers).
• Familiarity with test software platforms such as TestStand and LabVIEW.
• Demonstrated capability in test execution, fault isolation, and troubleshooting.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules (where applicable).
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program (tuition assistance).
• 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 agreements).

Pay

The salary range for this role is $68,900 – $131,100 USD. The final offer considers factors such as role, function, responsibilities, work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.