Principal Structural Engineer - DoD Clearance Eligible

RTX; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 118,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation available

Job summary

RTX is seeking an experienced Principal Structural Engineer to join the Mechanical Analysis and Test (MA&T) Department. You will perform advanced structural analyses across development and production, from hand calculations to finite element work, and lead teams to meet program objectives. A U.S. government security clearance is required.

The role involves travel to test sites, presenting results to internal and external customers, and contributing to technical process development within MA&T.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 8 years of relevant experience; advanced degree may substitute for years.
• Proficiency with PATRAN, NASTRAN, ANSYS or equivalent for structural analyses.
• Experience leading teams and collaborating in a matrix environment.
• Ability to obtain U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed structural analyses to support all program phases.
• Generate test plans to validate analyses and verify hardware compliance.
• Analyze test data to validate models and generate mechanical loads/environments.
• Work with limited oversight on complex problems to meet cost/schedule constraints.
• Coordinate and lead technical peer reviews and present results to stakeholders.
• Generate detailed archival technical reports.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Mechanical fundamentals

Structural analysis

Security clearance

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

PATRAN

NASTRAN

ANSYS

Job description

RTX is seeking an experienced Principal Structural Engineer to join the Mechanical Analysis and Test (MA&T) Department. You will perform advanced structural analyses across development and production, from hand calculations to finite element work, and lead teams to meet program objectives. A U.S. government security clearance is required.

The role involves travel to test sites, presenting results to internal and external customers, and contributing to technical process development within MA&T.