Senior Composite Engineer — Secret Clearance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Eligibility

Job summary

RTX's Compression Systems Engineering team seeks a highly motivated Composites Engineer to support military and advanced engine programs. You’ll work on composite fan components, perform CAD modeling, FEA, and liaison with IPTs to meet stringent engine requirements.

You will guide design in concept through certification, mentor junior engineers, and travel about 10%. This on-site role emphasizes intensive collaboration and rigorous problem solving in a defense/aerospace setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 8+ years in defense/aerospace or related fields, or advanced degree with 5+ years.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• Strong background in composite design, FEA, and mechanical integration for engine components.

Responsibilities

• Design/structures engineering for composite components within IPT to meet engine requirements.
• Provide design and structural analysis across concept to certification phases.
• Material selection, laminate architecture, CAD modeling, and sub-element component design.
• Perform FEA on ply-by-ply and layered models to ensure compliance and validation.
• Support manufacturing development with suppliers and document results.
• Mentor developing engineers and travel ~10% as needed.

Skills

Composite design

FEA

Mechanical design

Project teamwork

Communication

Agile/Waterfall PM

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Advanced Degree in Engineering

Tools

NX

FiberSIM

TeamCenter

Abaqus

HyperMesh

Ansys MAPDL/Workbench

Nastran

Patran

Job description

RTX's Compression Systems Engineering team seeks a highly motivated Composites Engineer to support military and advanced engine programs. You’ll work on composite fan components, perform CAD modeling, FEA, and liaison with IPTs to meet stringent engine requirements.

You will guide design in concept through certification, mentor junior engineers, and travel about 10%. This on-site role emphasizes intensive collaboration and rigorous problem solving in a defense/aerospace setting.