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RTX · 6 days ago

Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer-Structural Eng.

AZ805: RMS AP Bldg 805 1151 East Hermans Road Building 805, Tucson, AZ, 85756 USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$132K/yr - $252K/yr

10+ years exp

RTX is a leading company with over 100 years of engineering expertise dedicated to national defense. They are seeking an experienced Senior Principal Structural Engineer to perform detailed structural analyses and testing, ensuring design robustness across their product portfolio.

AerospaceManufacturingSecuritySensorTelecommunications

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 AnalysisStructural TestingDynamic Shock AnalysisSolid Modeling CADMatlabTechnical LeadershipCollaborationPresentation Skills

Required

Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience. In absence of a degree, 14+ 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 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

Secret - Current

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

Advanced degree in aforementioned disciplines. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee assistance program

Employee Scholar Program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Company

RTX

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RTX is comprised of three market-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – working as one to answer the biggest questions and solve the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.

Founded in 1922

Arlington, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees