Test & Validation Engineer II

Location: Andover, MA (onsite). U.S. citizenship and an active, transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance (or ability to obtain an interim clearance prior to start) are required.

About the role

At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, you’ll join 185,000 innovators united by purpose to solve complex global challenges. Raytheon, an RTX business, delivers cutting-edge engineering 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 that align 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.
• 2+ years of Test Engineering experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).

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.
• Skilled in operating RF test equipment (power meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers).
• Experience 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.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program (tuition assistance).
• Parental leave.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (dependent on role level and collective-bargaining agreements).

Pay

The salary range for this role is $68,900 – $131,100 USD. Actual offer may vary based on work experience, location, education, skills, and other factors.