Lead Additive Manufacturing Design Engineer

RTX; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Principal Additive Manufacturing Design Engineer to advance the design and analysis of AM components for aerospace and defense. You will apply NX CAD, FEA tools, and novel implicit modeling methods across multidisciplinary teams to accelerate additive adoption and product readiness.

The role requires a strong engineering foundation, experience with scripting, and the ability to manage multiple projects while communicating progress to leadership.

Qualifications

• University engineering degree or equivalent; 8+ years experience, or advanced degree with 5+ years experience.
• Minimum 5 years CAD use (Siemens NX preferred) for mechanical design.
• Experience with finite element analysis (e.g., Ansys, Abaqus, COMSOL).
• Minimum 2 years scripting with CAD tools and languages listed.
• Minimum 1 year experience with implicit modeling tools such as nTop.

Responsibilities

• Support RTX Business Units with design and FEA expertise for additive adoption.
• Develop and document design methodologies and tools for AM and CAD methods.
• Define automated AM software tools and a unified toolchain for large-scale components.
• Perform topology optimization for AM-enabled geometries in multiple domains.
• Lead and manage multiple design, development, and demonstration projects.
• Communicate results to upper management and stakeholders.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

Strong communication

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Leadership potential

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

Siemens NX

Finite Element Analysis tools (Ansys Abaqus COMSOL)

nTop implicit modeling

Scripting: Matlab, Python, VBA, JavaScript

Job description

RTX is seeking a Principal Additive Manufacturing Design Engineer to advance the design and analysis of AM components for aerospace and defense. You will apply NX CAD, FEA tools, and novel implicit modeling methods across multidisciplinary teams to accelerate additive adoption and product readiness.

The role requires a strong engineering foundation, experience with scripting, and the ability to manage multiple projects while communicating progress to leadership.