North Texas Registered Apprenticeship Program

We are proud to partner with the U.S. Department of Labor and Collin College to launch a paid manufacturing Apprenticeship Program at our McKinney, Texas facility. The program, set to launch in 2023, offers Collin College students the opportunity to gain on-the-job work experience and mentorship while pursuing their education.

Apprenticeship Roles at RI&S

Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s registered Apprenticeship Program offers three unique certification opportunities which, depending on the track selected, require two-to-three years to complete. This Apprenticeship Program is the first-of-its-kind for manufacturing labor roles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and offers the following tracks:

  • Assembly Technician: Apprentices will learn how to assemble or modify electro-optical and electro-mechanical equipment or devices and will work with a team of operators, technicians and engineers to support factory optimization. Individuals will perform various tasks in support of a manual and partially automated assembly production environment.
  • Precision Assembler: Individuals will be assigned to work with a team of operators, technicians, and engineers responsible for the assembly of various mechanical assemblies and microelectronic devices. In addition to the manual assembly, these individuals will be required to cross train on automated equipment and computers that will be essential in their work cells.
  • Electronics Tester: Apprentices will perform a wide variety of technical tasks in support of processes, engineering, quality control, calibration, laboratories, production/test environment, field operations, line maintenance and/or chemical handling. They will test, troubleshoot, repair, maintain and install a wide variety of electronic, electromechanical, mechanical, computer, laboratory, and scientific systems and/or equipment.

Learn More

To learn more about RI&S’s registered Apprenticeship Program in North Texas, please view this apprenticeship overview and contact Collin College at [email protected].

Visit the Apprenticeship USA website to learn about the benefits of enrolling in a registered Apprenticeship Program.