Senior Thin Film Engineering Advisor (Temp)

Job description

**Date Posted:**

2025-09-16
**Country:**

United States of America
**Location:**

MA101: Andover MA 350 Lowell St Essex 350 Lowell Street Essex, Andover, MA, 01810 USA
**Position Role Type:**

Onsite
**U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:**

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
**Security Clearance:**

DoD Clearance: Secret

The Materials and Process Engineering Department, which functions within Hardware Engineering, is looking for a temporary senior thin film engineer advisor to join our Advanced Materials Section in Andover, MA.

A qualified candidate will have significant experience in thin film deposition and related processes.

This position will offer a qualified candidate the opportunity to establish a new processing system.

This role will involve designing experiments to optimize processing.

Tasks will require familiarity with similar systems.

A candidate must be able to manage and coordinate a wide variety of simultaneous tasks within set schedule requirements.

This candidate will become part of a multi-disciplined team.

**What You Will Do**

+ Develop and implement process for substrate formation and thin film deposition.
+ Provide subject matter expertise for proposals related to thin films and other substrate and coating research and development
+ Mentor earlier career employees
+ Transfer knowledge to colleagues

**Qualifications You Must Have**

+ Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience
+ Experience with thin film deposition, substrate development, and related work.
+ Experience working with design and development (material selections), manufacturing, and/or suppliers in materials or mechanical engineering related projects
+ The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance.

U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
+ Experience in troubleshooting, problem solving, and solutions to problems in an expeditious manner

**Qualifications We Prefer**

+ Experience working on programs, projects, or products associated with the Defense Industry
+ Experience in technology transfer to manufacturing and process release concepts
+ Experience working with engineering drawings, material safety data sheets, military specifications, and ASTM test methods
+ Experience with mechanical and/or chemical analysis methods and characterization techniques
+ Experience completing scientific based projects including failure analysis investigations and writing concise technical reports summarizing analyses

**What We Offer**

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world.

At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

**Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role**

+ Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite.

This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

**This is a temporary position of an undetermined length.**

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide.

It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.

Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity.

The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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 are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role.

If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted.

However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

_RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class.

RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act._

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Required Skill Profession

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