Design Engineer I Onsite

RTX; Haltom City (TX); On-site; USD 57,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Eligibility

Job summary

RTX Collins Aerospace in Haltom City, TX, is seeking a Landing Gear Design Engineer to support military programs from concept through in-service. The role involves collaborating with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and customers on complex landing gear systems.

You will generate CATIA V5 drawings, perform GD&T, manage requirements, and liaise with suppliers and customers. Travel up to 5% may be required, and ITAR/compliance is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Design Engineering, or related STEM major obtained by start date.
• Experience with 3D modeling software.
• Experience with GD&T (ASME Y14.5)
• Experience with MS Office Excel, Word & PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Participate in design of Landing Gear and Systems components working within an integrated product development team and coordinating with divisional engineering to ensure product excellence and integrity is achieved.
• Support design Leads in liaising with customer/suppliers for all design related issues.
• Assist in fostering strong customer relationships through accountability, transparency, and credibility.
• Work through requirements compliance and verification and validation activities.
• Generates design documentation such as tolerance stack-ups, developmental and kinematic assemblies, interface agreements and proximity sensing analysis.
• Generate detailed part and assembly definition drawings and models/FTA using CATIA V5Create associated parts lists supporting part definition.
• Support Investigative design related issues and develop effective solutions.
• Support test requirements and support the test lab for design related tests.
• Design to requirements and work with engineering team on requirements management
• Assist with Engineering investigations into failures and participate in Root Cause and Corrective Action activities
• Ensure timely and satisfactory resolution of problems
• Complies with all EH&S and ethics policies and guidelines and conducts themselves in a safe and ethical manner.
• Maintains compliance to ITAR and regulatory requirements
• Communicate and make presentations to internal and external customers
• Travel up to 5% domestically and internationally when circumstances permit

Skills

3D modeling

GD&T

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Design Engineering, or related STEM field

Tools

CATIA V5

Teamcenter PDM

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-09-29

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-TX-HALTOM CITY-4630 4630 N Beach St BEACH

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

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 seeking to hire a Landing Gear Design Engineer. You will report to the Military Value Stream, Design Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the development of Landing Gear designs in response to military customer requirements and Collins's design methodologies. You will have an opportunity to be involved from initial conceptual design to in-service support. You will also have an opportunity to support existing military programs, not limited too but including F-35, T7-A, F-16 and Apache Helicopters. You will also collaborate with various groups such as Engineering disciplines, Quality, Manufacturing and Operations. In addition, you will participate in discussions with internal and external customers on a global level.

What You Will Do:

• Participate in design of Landing Gear and Systems components working within an integrated product development team and coordinating with divisional engineering to ensure product excellence and integrity is achieved.
• Support design Leads in liaising with customer/suppliers for all design related issues.
• Assist in fostering strong customer relationships through accountability, transparency, and credibility.
• Work through requirements compliance and verification and validation activities.
• Generates design documentation such as tolerance stack-ups, developmental and kinematic assemblies, interface agreements and proximity sensing analysis.
• Generate detailed part and assembly definition drawings and models/FTA using CATIA V5Create associated parts lists supporting part definition.
• Support Investigative design related issues and develop effective solutions.
• Support test requirements and support the test lab for design related tests.
• Design to requirements and work with engineering team on requirements management
• Assist with Engineering investigations into failures and participate in Root Cause and Corrective Action activities
• Ensure timely and satisfactory resolution of problems
• Complies with all EH&S and ethics policies and guidelines and conducts themselves in a safe and ethical manner.
• Maintains compliance to ITAR and regulatory requirements
• Communicate and make presentations to internal and external customers
• Travel up to 5% domestically and internationally when circumstances permit

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Design Engineering, or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) major obtained by start date.
• Experience with 3D modeling software
• Experience with GD&T (ASME Y14.5)-Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Experience with MS Office Excel, Word & PowerPoint

Qualifications We Prefer:

• CATIA V5 detailed modeling and FTA generation experience
• Familiarity with aerospace product life cycle development and management
• Familiar with ASME Y14.100 and Y14.41
• Working knowledge of high strength materials, manufacturing processes, and surface treatments
• Experience with Teamcenter PDM systems
• Demonstrated ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

What We Offer:

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Relocation Eligibility

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 57,200 USD - 108,800 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

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