Senior Environmental Test Engineer - Vibration & Structures

RTX; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Principal Environmental Test Engineer in Tucson, AZ, to lead vibration and structural test activities within an IP team. The role emphasizes test design, data acquisition, troubleshooting, and collaboration with internal customers on aerospace and defense programs.

You will write test plans, oversee environmental tests for model qualification, and apply best practices to ensure tests are performed accurately, on schedule, and within budget. Strong CREO/Ansys skills are required.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• 5 years in a product development lab with vibration shaker systems and instrumentation and data acquisition experience.

Responsibilities

• Consult and provide testing guidance to internal program customers.
• Write test plans and procedures and manage schedules/budgets for testing.
• Oversee and conduct environmental testing for model validation and qualification.
• Analyze test data in real time and post-test to verify requirements.
• Design vibration and structural test fixtures using CREO Parametric and Ansys Workbench.

Skills

Vibration testing

Troubleshooting

Data acquisition systems

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

CREO Parametric

Ansys Workbench

Dewetron

DeweSoft

LabVIEW

Agilent/Keysight

Job description

RTX is seeking a Principal Environmental Test Engineer in Tucson, AZ, to lead vibration and structural test activities within an IP team. The role emphasizes test design, data acquisition, troubleshooting, and collaboration with internal customers on aerospace and defense programs.

You will write test plans, oversee environmental tests for model qualification, and apply best practices to ensure tests are performed accurately, on schedule, and within budget. Strong CREO/Ansys skills are required.