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Raytheon · 1 day ago

Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer - Structural

Tucson, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$124K/yr - $250K/yr

10+ years exp

Raytheon is a leading company focused on defense and security solutions. They are seeking an experienced Senior Principal Structural Engineer to support detailed structural analysis across various programs, ensuring design robustness and providing innovative engineering solutions.

Intellectual PropertyInternetWeb Hosting

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Act as the technical lead and structural point of contact for All-Up Round (AUR) assets Inert Measurement Vehicles (IMV), Inert/Jettison Test Vehicles (ITV/JTV), Controlled Test Vehicles (CTV), and Guided Test Vehicles (GTV), guiding data collection for development of environments

Responsible for hardware dispositioning of all AUR assets

Provide flight test support including quick look reports and complete flight test data post-processing

Responsible for execution and data collection on Pit Drop, flight test, Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) and modal tests of AUR assets Including support of Missile Stability Frequency Response (MSFR) and Initial Flight Clearance (IFC) artifact updates as required

IFC updates may require beam model correlation and/or flutter analysis

Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in multi-disciplinary design reviews and system integration meetings

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 AnalysisPATRANNASTRANANSYSDynamic Shock AnalysisSolid Modeling CADMATLABCustomer InteractionTeam LeadershipInterpersonal SkillsTechnical Documentation

Required

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience

Experience running complex structural analysis with any of the following tools: PATRAN, NASTRAN, ANSYS or equivalent software

Dynamic, Static, Non-linear, Transient, etc

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

DoD Clearance: Secret

Preferred

15+ 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 presenting to external customers

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

Understanding of mechanical principles to solve classical structural analysis both inside and outside finite element tools

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

Experience in cross functional collaboration with design, test, systems, flight sciences, propulsion and GNC

Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical documentation, peer reviews and customer interactions

Proven experience working with industry customers like NAVAIR and test facilities such as flight testing and evaluation conducted by the U.S. Navy at Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River)