Job description
Role Overview
Research & Development / Mechanical Engineer (Patriot) position at RTX, located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This is an onsite role supporting the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces (RSADF).
Company Overview
RTX is the world's largest aerospace and defense company with 185,000 employees united by purpose. The organization operates three market-leading businesses with world-class operations and significant investments in research and development, offering capabilities and opportunities in solving complex global problems.
Role Purpose
This critical Research & Development position supports the sustainment of Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces systems by solving mechanical and hydraulic issues, improving maintenance procedures, developing local repair solutions, providing technical studies and recommendations, and supporting system improvements and workshops as needed.
Key Responsibilities
Problem-Solving & Analysis
- Find solutions to mechanical and hydraulic equipment problems.
- Analyze information about parts to be repaired from weaponry systems in workshops and field units to identify the possibility of self-manufacturing the parts.
- Study and analyze technical problems in various mechanical and hydraulic fields of Air Defense Forces systems.
Engineering Design & Documentation
- Apply mechanical engineering theories, such as calculations, designs, drawings, and documentation, to identify solutions.
- Prepare engineering drawings and designs, specifying specifications for parts so they can be purchased or manufactured locally.
- Prepare technical bulletins to avoid and correct errors and improve performance.
Maintenance & Repair Improvement
- Find possible ways to improve the effectiveness of maintenance and repair procedures.
- Find solutions to problems in repairing mechanical and hydraulic parts in base workshops or field units.
- Provide engineering recommendations and advice related to mechanical and hydraulic problems faced by repair shops or units.
Systems Development & Modification
- Study the possibility of modifying or developing one of the sub-systems of the Air Defense Forces' systems.
Technical Support & Reporting
- Submit the results of technical studies to the department director, including recommendations for solutions and the application of appropriate procedures.
- Support MTSD workshops with the necessary technical consultations.
- Complete any work assigned by the Director of the Center for Research and Applied Engineering.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university; preferably accredited from the Saudi Council of Engineers.
- Minimum of five years prior experience in the field of mechanical engineering and research.
- Experience in writing technical reports.
Skills & Competencies
- Proficient in spoken and written English.
- Proficient in the use of computers.
- Able to use mechanical design programs such as Solid Work, CATIA, or AUTO CAD.
Additional Information
This position requires a security clearance from the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces.
RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.