Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Aerospace Systems

globalhr; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation eligibility

Job summary

RTX's Compression Systems Engineering (CSE) seeks a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to support F135 Base or ECU HPC CIPTs. The selected candidate will take leadership roles in high-priority engineering tasks and directly assist IPTLs and program managers.

Responsibilities include developing innovative design solutions, applying advanced 3D modeling, performing root-cause analyses, and mentoring early-career engineers. Onsite role with 10–20% travel and citizenship requirements.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and 5+ years of relevant experience, or Advanced degree with 3+ years of mechanical-design experience.
• Experience with producibility, design validation, and supplier integration.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum project management tools and engineering data management.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative and technically sound design solutions that meet program schedule milestones.
• Lead or support producibility initiatives, including EFPRs performed remotely or on-site.
• Support ECU Design Validation activities, including EFPRs and module-integration coordination.
• Apply advanced 3D modeling tools to develop and refine component- and module-level designs.
• Lead or support military field-incident investigations, including root-cause analysis.
• Develop serviceable limits using advanced data-processing methods and multi-discipline collaboration.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary IPTs across design, structures, aero, HT&SF, manufacturing, and quality.
• Mentor and support early-career engineers.
• Improve engineering efficiency through advanced data-mining, smart tools, and AI.
• Domestic travel of 10-20% may be required.

Skills

Mechanical design

Producibility

Project collaboration

Communication skills

Root-cause analysis

AI tools usage

Education

BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Advanced degree with 3+ years of mechanical-design experience

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

SAP

ANSYS

MBd

Job description

RTX's Compression Systems Engineering (CSE) seeks a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to support F135 Base or ECU HPC CIPTs. The selected candidate will take leadership roles in high-priority engineering tasks and directly assist IPTLs and program managers.

Responsibilities include developing innovative design solutions, applying advanced 3D modeling, performing root-cause analyses, and mentoring early-career engineers. Onsite role with 10–20% travel and citizenship requirements.