Associate Manager

globalhr; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transportation facility

Meal coupons

Group Health Insurance

Group Personal Accident Insurance

Vacation and sick leave

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking an Associate Manager to lead a team of structural and thermal analysts while remaining hands-on in analysis. The role focuses on defining scopes, guiding simulations, and delivering validated results for aerospace programs.

The ideal candidate has 10–12 years of structural analysis experience in aerospace/auto sectors, including supervisory exposure, with strong materials knowledge and proficiency in Hypermesh, Nastran and ANSYS Workbench.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering field.
• 10–12 years of Structural Analysis experience in Aerospace/Automotive industries, with 2–3 years in supervision.
• Strong understanding of Strength of Materials and Conjugate Heat Transfer.
• Numerical methods and modeling techniques.
• Hands-on Static (Linear & Non-Linear) and Thermal Analysis.
• Proficiency with Altair Hypermesh, Optistruct or Nastran, ANSYS Workbench.
• Experience with AI/ML techniques applied to engineering problems.
• Strong problem solving, communication and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Structural and Thermal analysts; provide technical guidance.
• Define project scopes, resources, and timelines; ensure milestones.
• Manage end-to-end workflows: geometry prep, meshing, physics modeling, post-processing, reporting.
• Apply AI/ML for surrogate modeling, design optimization, data-driven insights.
• Interpret results and provide engineering recommendations.
• Collaborate with design, testing, and manufacturing teams.
• Ensure simulation quality via validation, verification, benchmarking.

Skills

Leadership

Mechanics

Aero/AutoStructures

Hypermesh

Optistruct

Nastran

ANSYS Workbench

AI/ML in engineering

Problem solving

Communication

multitasking

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Mechanical/Aerospace

Tools

Hypermesh

Optistruct

Nastran

ANSYS Workbench

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-08-18

Country:

India

Location:

IN-KA-BENGALURU-NORTHGATE ~ Sy No 2/2 Venkatala Village ~ SY NO 2/2 VENKATALA VILLAGE, Yelahanka Hobli

Position Role Type:

Onsite

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated Associate Manager to lead a team of Structural and Thermal analysts while remaining hands on with Structural and Thermal Analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

Team Leadership:

• Supervise a team of Structural and Thermal analysts. Provide technical guidance, conduct performance reviews and foster professional development.
• Define project scopes, estimate resource requirements, manage timelines and ensure deliverables align with product development milestones.
• Manage end-to-end workflows:
• Geometry preparation, Meshing, Physics modeling, post-processing and report preparation
• Apply AI/ML techniques where applicable for:
• Surrogate modeling, Design optimization and Data-driven insights from simulation results
• Interpret simulation results and provide actionable engineering recommendations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (design, testing, manufacturing)
• Ensure simulation quality through validation, verification, and benchmarking

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering field
• Minimum 10-12 years of experience in Structural Analysis within Aerospace and/or Automotive industries, with 2-3 years in supervisory capacity.
• Strong understanding of Strength of Materials and Conjugate Heat Transfer
• Numerical methods and modeling techniques
• Hands-on experience in Static (Linear & Non-Linear) and Thermal Analysis
• Proficiency with Structural Analysis tools Altair Hypermesh, Optistruct or Nastran, ANSYS Work Bench
• Experience with AI/ML techniques (e.g., regression models, neural networks, optimization algorithms) applied to engineering problems
• Strong Problem Solving, Verbal and Written communication skills and Conflict-Resolution capabilities
• Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Transportation facility.
• Meal coupons
• Group Term Life Insurance.
• Group Health Insurance.
• Group Personal Accident Insurance.
• Entitled for 18 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave annually.
• Employee scholar program
• Work life balance
• Car lease program
• National Pension Scheme
• LTA
• Fuel & Maintenance /Driver wages
• Meal vouchers
• And more!

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all India positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.