Aerospace Structures Engineer – FEM/Stress Analysis

Prattwhitney; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

Benefits package

Job summary

RTX is seeking a talented engineer to support structures across the full design cycle, from concept through service. You will perform FEM-based and classical analyses to assess strength, vibration, fatigue and damage tolerance, and you will document results for management and external customers.

Role requires a BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and the ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance. US citizenship is required for access to the program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (or equivalent) with 2+ years of experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Structures support across all phases of the design cycle, concept initiation & optimization, preliminary through detailed structures, development, validation, certification, manufacturing, and operational service.
• Use FE and classical methods for strength, stress/deflection, vibration, fatigue life, damage tolerance, containment, kinematic and optimization analyses.
• Cover validation testing (engine and rig) and data-reduction.
• Support manufacturing and in-service field investigations.
• Participate on multi-discipline teams to provide design solutions that balance customer requirements for durability, performance, cost and weight.
• Document and present results to management and external customers.

Skills

FEM Analysis

Structural Analysis

Vibration

Damage Tolerance

Kinematics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

ANSYS APDL

NX Simcenter

Ansys Workbench

Job description

RTX is seeking a talented engineer to support structures across the full design cycle, from concept through service. You will perform FEM-based and classical analyses to assess strength, vibration, fatigue and damage tolerance, and you will document results for management and external customers.

Role requires a BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and the ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance. US citizenship is required for access to the program.