Principal Stress Engineer - 1st Shift - Onsite | Advanced Structures

Prattwhitney; Mexicali; On-site; MXN 850,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excelente ambiente de trabajo

Gimnasio en las instalaciones

Área de bienestar y torneos deportivos

Eventos de integración

Programas de desarrollo de talento

Transporte dentro del radio estableci­

Estacionamiento ecológico

Seguro de gastos médicos y seguro de­v

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney Mexicali is seeking a Principal Stress Engineer to lead advanced structural analyses of aerospace components, guiding stress and fatigue assessments and supporting structural testing. You will provide technical leadership through project management and collaboration with engineers across disciplines.

The role requires hands-on experience with hand-analysis methods and FEA tools, strong leadership capabilities, and effective English communication to influence internal and external

Qualifications

• Experience conducting stress and fatigue analyses of aerospace components.
• Experience applying classical hand-analysis methods in aerospace applications.
• Experience using FEA tools such as NASTRAN and PATRAN.
• Strong technical leadership and ability to mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Conduct stress and fatigue analyses of aerospace components using hand-analysis methods and computer-based structural analysis tools.
• Develop and document structural test activities to assess the integrity of metallic and nonmetallic aerospace products.
• Manage moderately sized technical projects related to structural analysis, ensuring alignment with objectives.
• Review technical deliverables, delegate assignments, and coach lower-level engineering professionals.
• Identify and implement improvements to structural analysis processes and products to enhance performance.
• Contribute to discipline goals and planning activities, including operational plans and budgets.
• Provide technical input to processes and standards that support business strategies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders within and outside the structural analysis discipline and influence practices.

Skills

Stress analysis

Fatigue analysis

FEA software (NASTRAN/PATRAN)

Classical hand-analysis

Structural analysis leadership

Project management

Technical communication in English

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or related field

8+ years of relevant experience

Tools

NASTRAN

PATRAN

Job description

Principal Stress Engineer

The Principal Stress Engineer conducts advanced structural analysis of aerospace components, including stress and fatigue assessments, using classical hand-analysis methods and finite element analysis (FEA) tools. This role evaluates the structural integrity of metallic and nonmetallic aerospace products, supports structural testing, and provides technical leadership through project management, technical reviews, and guidance to lower-level engineering professionals.

What You Will Do

• Conduct stress and fatigue analyses of aerospace components using classical hand-analysis methods and computer-based structural analysis tools.
• Develop and document structural test activities to assess the integrity of metallic and nonmetallic aerospace products.
• Manage moderately sized technical projects or processes related to structural analysis, ensuring alignment with operational objectives.
• Review technical deliverables, delegate assignments, and coach lower-level engineering professionals.
• Identify and implement improvements to structural analysis processes, systems, and products to enhance performance.
• Contribute to discipline goals and planning activities, including operational plans and budgets.
• Provide technical input to processes and standards that support business strategies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders within and outside the structural analysis discipline and influence operational practices, policies, and procedures.
• Communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.

Qualifications

• A university degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Experience conducting stress and fatigue structural analyses of aerospace components.
• Experience applying classical hand-analysis methods in aerospace applications.
• Experience using finite element analysis (FEA) tools such as NASTRAN, PATRAN, or similar software applications.

We Prefer

• Experience developing and documenting structural test activities for metallic and nonmetallic aerospace products.
• Experience managing technical projects or processes and reviewing structural analysis deliverables.
• Experience coaching or providing technical guidance to lower-level engineering professionals.

What We Offer

• Excelente ambiente de trabajo.
• Gimnasio en las instalaciones.
• Área de bienestar y torneos deportivos.
• Eventos de integración.
• Programas de desarrollo de talento.
• Transporte dentro del radio establecido alrededor de la planta.
• Estacionamiento ecológico.
• Seguro de gastos médicos y seguro de vida.

Relocation Availability Por favor tome en cuenta nuestra ubicación: Blvd. Venustiano Carranza #238, El Robledo, 21397 Mexicali, B.C.

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.

Privacy Policy and Terms: Click on this link to read the Policy and Terms RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.