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Principal Structures Engineer
| Company | RTX |
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| Location | East Windsor, CT, USA |
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| Salary | $101000 – $203000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.
- U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62
- Experience with an FEA (Finite Element Analysis) software
- Experience with 2D and/or 3D modeling software
- Experience writing technical reports
Responsibilities
- Support military and commercial propeller platforms.
- Provide analytical support for preliminary & detailed design, through development, validation, certification and operational service.
- Perform product structural static and fatigue analyses with damage tolerance considerations either via FEA or classical methods.
- Develop and document analysis conclusions to establish relevant design requirements and/or not to exceed in service limits. This may be supported by available analysis, test, past service data, and engineering judgement.
- Support propeller system in-service investigations.
- Coordinate with others to advance technology and improve engineering standard work processes/methods.
- Generate reports for engineering work performed based on analysis and test activities.
- Interact with internal customers, external customers, vendors and suppliers.
- Participate on multi-discipline teams to provide design solutions that balance customer requirements for durability, performance, cost and weight.
- Participate in internal and external product design engineering teams and reviews.
- Coordinate and work regularly with engineering, in both Windsor Locks, CT and Figeac, France as well as MRO’s and program office.
- Occasional domestic and international travel required to support maintainers, suppliers, customers, and aircraft operators.
- Perform other duties as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- 7 years of Structural analysis experience with MSC Software (Nastran/Patran), NX Nastran or equivalent FEA software package
- Experience with dynamic/rotating components
- 7 years of design and analysis experience of aerospace structural components
- Experience with Siemens NX/Unigraphics or similar CAD software
- Experience with stress-life fatigue analysis
- Experience with analysis of bolted joints
- Experience with Damage Tolerance Analysis (NASGRO) is a plus
- Advanced experience with non-linear FEA models including assembly models with contact, plasticity, and large deformation. Modal and dynamic response analysis is a plus.
- Experience in one or more computer programming languages (e.g. MATLAB, Python, Fortran). Experience with Fortran is a plus
- Experience with structural analysis workflow optimization
- Experience in the use of typical Microsoft Office programs
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to present to customers, operators, and levels of leadership internally & externally.
- Familiarity with ASME Y14.5 (GD&T dimensioning and tolerancing)
