Mechanical Engineer I - New College Hire - Boston Metro

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Raytheon aspires to be the most admired defense and aerospace systems supplier through world-class people and technology. Headquartered in Waltham, MA, Raytheon employs 80,000 people world-wide and generated $21.9 billion in 2005 sales.

Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) is Raytheon's leader in mission systems integration. With a strong international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. armed forces. IDS provides integrated air and missile defense and naval and maritime war fighting solutions. Headquartered in Tewksbury, MA, IDS employs 13,000 people worldwide and generated $3.8 billion in 2005 revenue.


Bring your talent and skills to the following IDS group:

IDS' Mechanical Engineering Directorate (MED) leads in mechanical hardware design, development and production of radar, sonar, torpedo and combat system equipment. Committed to customer satisfaction through hardware design and integration, the MED uses state-of-the-art tools, processes, technologies and Raytheon Six Sigma principles. MED?s capabilities encompass a broad range of technical disciplines which include engineering, manufacturing, technical services, materials, processes, analysis, test and documentation.

Mechanical Engineer I

Opportunities currently exist within all the Mechanical Engineering Directorate. MED strives to minimize total systems cost, while maximizing producibility. This is achieved through commitment, training and continuous improvement using common tools and processes. The capabilities encompass a broad range of technical disciplines which include engineering, operations, technical services, materials and processes, analysis and test and documentation. The MED has over 1,100 skilled employees nationwide with facilities in Andover, Sudbury, Tewksbury and Woburn, MA; Portsmouth, RI, McKinney, TX, San Diego, CA, Huntsville, AL and Keyport, WA.



Entry level position into Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineer performs research, design, and development in such areas as mechanical, thermal, hydraulic, thermodynamic, or heat transfer for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy. Applies research to the planning, design, development and testing of mechanical and/or electro-mechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines. Opportunities also currently exist within the Materials Engineering department with MED. In this department an engineer designs and conducts research to develop new and improved materials/chemical manufacturing processes. Designs equipment and devises processes for the proper design and application of materials/chemicals in the performance and manufacture of products.

Organizational departments are aligned by the various technical disciplines and design products/services they provide:


- Mechanical Systems
- Antenna Systems
- Mechanical Equipment and COTS Integration
- Platform Integration
- Undersea and Electronic Systems
- Hardware Processes
- Configuration Management
- Materials Engineering
- Product Development Services
- Manufacturing Process Engineering
- Circuit Card Assembly Engineering






Basic Qualifications

- B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related engineering curriculum


- GPA of 3.0 or higher


Desired Qualifications

- Strong analytical skills


- Engineering Project or Internship experience

- Customer focus and collaboration skills

- Excellent written and oral communication skills; knowledge of MS Office or other presentation tools




Raytheon is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.


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