Engine Lubrication Systems Lead Engineer

RTX; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation

Job summary

RTX, a leading aerospace and defense company, seeks a Senior Principal Engineer to serve as the technical authority for engine lubrication systems within the MSEN organization. You will lead requirements, modeling, risk retirement, and a small engineering team through development and validation across programs.

Responsibilities include system modeling with Dymola/Easy5/MATLAB/Simulink, leading reviews, data analysis, and presenting findings to leadership and customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering with 10 years of relevant experience.
• Candidates with advanced degrees require 7+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level requirements, interfaces, and performance assessments for engine lubrication systems, coordinating with analysis teams, component owners, and customers to allocate requirements, resolve interfaces, and maintain system compliance throughout the development lifecycle.
• Develop, execute, and validate steady-state and transient fluid-flow system models using Dymola, Easy5, MATLAB, Simulink, or comparable tools to evaluate system performance, support design decisions, and resolve technical issues across development and in-service engine programs.
• Lead a small technical team through the development and validation of new or upgraded lubrication systems, coordinating technical activities, design reviews, engine/test-rig validation, data analysis, and delivery of results in support of program milestones.
• Lead system-level risk identification, root-cause investigations, and technical problem resolution by analyzing engine and test data, executing system models, communicating findings, and driving mitigation strategies to closure.
• Serve as a senior technical authority and mentor by guiding engineers, improving analytical tools and methods, managing system status to requirements, and presenting technical findings and recommendations to engineering leadership, customers, and cross-functional teams.
• Travel Requirement: 10% (Domestic).

Skills

System-level modeling

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Requirements allocation

Customer interaction

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering

Tools

Dymola

Easy5

MATLAB

Simulink

Job description

RTX, a leading aerospace and defense company, seeks a Senior Principal Engineer to serve as the technical authority for engine lubrication systems within the MSEN organization. You will lead requirements, modeling, risk retirement, and a small engineering team through development and validation across programs.

Responsibilities include system modeling with Dymola/Easy5/MATLAB/Simulink, leading reviews, data analysis, and presenting findings to leadership and customers.