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Raytheon · 16 hours ago

Senior Mechanical Engineer - Structural Engineer

Tucson, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$82K/yr - $164K/yr

5+ years exp

Raytheon is a leading defense contractor, and they are seeking a mid-level career Senior Structural Engineer to join the Mechanical Analysis and Test Department. The role involves performing detailed structural analyses and generating test plans to support various programs, ensuring technical accuracy, and leading peer reviews.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform detailed structural analyses to support all phases of programs

Generate test plans required to validate analyses and verify hardware compliance to customer requirements

Analyze test data to validate and correlate models, and/or generate mechanical loads and environments

Work with limited oversight on complex problems to provide the answers needed under program cost and schedule constraints

Coordinate and lead technical peer reviews ensuring the technical accuracy of work product as well as acting as a reviewer for others work products

Present results to internal stakeholders and external customers

Generate detailed, archival technical reports

Travel to test sites to support test or design discussion (depending on work assignment)

Act as a technical leader (help define and develop MA&T department technical processes and tools) and lead teams to meet program milestones

Qualification

Structural analysisFinite element analysisPATRANNASTRANANSYSABAQUSMechanical principlesSolid modeling CADCREOMatlabTeam leadershipInterpersonal skillsPresentation skills

Required

Typically requires a Bachelor in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience. In absence of a degree, 9+ years of experience. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for additional years of experience

Experience in structural analysis (i.e. PATRAN, NASTRAN, ANSYS, ABAQUS or equivalent software)

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Secret - Current security clearance

Preferred

Working knowledge of mechanical principles to solve classical structural engineering problems both inside and outside of software tools

Ability to work in a collaborative, team-based environment and independently

8+ years of professional experience in the structural analysis of complex systems that require collaboration of multiple engineering disciplines (such as a weapon system)

Experience in structural testing: planning, organization, execution, data reduction and correlation

Experience with dynamic shock and vibration analysis

Experience with solid modeling CAD tool such as CREO or equivalent

Experience with Matlab

Experience leading teams and strong interpersonal skills working in a team environment

Experience presenting to external customers

Ability to travel to government and other facilities in support of program activities