Structural Engineer - 1st Shift - Onsite | Advanced Structures

Collins Aerospace; Mexicali; On-site; MXN 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym facilities

Wellness area

Engagement events

Talent development programs

Transportation within site radius

Eco-friendly parking

Medical & Life Insurance

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Mexicali seeks a Structural Engineer to perform stress and fatigue analyses on aerospace components, using both hand calculations and computer methods. The role supports metallic and composite designs, working with international teams and documenting results in MS Office.

The ideal candidate has a STEM degree and experience with FEA tools like NASTRAN/PATRAN, with strong English communication and a collaborative mindset.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics.
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools such as NASTRAN, PATRAN, or similar software applications.
• Experience with load paths and airframe design using metals and composites.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Conduct stress and fatigue structural analysis of aerospace components.
• Perform structural analysis using both conventional hand calc and computer-based analysis methods.
• Develop and document structural activities to assess the integrity of metallic and non-metallic aerospace products.
• Work to defined design parameters to assess the integrity of metallic and non-metallic aerospace component parts.
• Provide solutions to technical problems within assigned scope and complexity.
• Use, create and validate Continuous Improvement tools to solve problems.
• Communicate problems, issues, and opportunities to peers and supervision.
• Prepare technical documentation and presentations using MS Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Work closely with engineering teams and stakeholders across international locations.
• Communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.

Skills

FEA tools experience

Load paths

Airframe design

MS Office proficiency

Education

STEM degree

Tools

NASTRAN

PATRAN

MS Office

Job description

Date Posted

2026-10-07

Country

Mexico

Location

MX-BCN-MEXICALI-238 ~ Blvd Venustiano Carranza #238 ~ BLDG 238, Desarrollo Industrial Colorado

Position Role Type

Unspecified

The Structural Engineer conducts stress, and fatigue analysis of aerospace components using conventional both hand calc and computer-based analysis methods. This role assesses the integrity of metallic and composite aerospace products and works to defined design parameters for aerospace component parts.

What You Will Do

• Conduct stress and fatigue structural analysis of aerospace components.
• Perform structural analysis using both conventional hand calc and computer-based analysis methods.
• Develop and document structural activities to assess the integrity of metallic and non-metallic aerospace products.
• Work to defined design parameters to assess the integrity of metallic and non-metallic aerospace component parts.
• Provide solutions to technical problems within assigned scope and complexity.
• Use, create and validate Continuous Improvement tools to solve problems.
• Communicate problems, issues, and opportunities to peers and supervision.
• Prepare technical documentation and presentations using MS Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Work closely with engineering teams and stakeholders across international locations.
• Communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics, and less than 2 years prior relevant experience
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools such as NASTRAN, PATRAN, or similar software applications.
• Experience with load paths and airframe design using metals and composites.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience conducting stress, and fatigue analysis of aerospace components.
• Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams.

What We Offer

• Excellent work environment.
• On-site gym facilities.
• Wellness area & sports tournaments.
• Engagement events.
• Talent development programs.
• Transportation arrangements within proper radius from the site.
• Eco-friendly parking.
• Medical & Life Insurance.

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global, diverse organization that doesn’t shy away from big opportunities? If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies.

Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of.

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success

We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

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.