Senior Structural Engineer - Onsite in Tucson w/ Clearance

RTX; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

RTX is seeking a mid- to senior-level Structural Engineer to join the Mechanical Analysis and Test (MA&T) Department in Tucson, AZ. The role focuses on detailed structural analyses across development and production, from hand calculations to finite element methods, and requires leading reviews and communicating results to internal and external stakeholders.

The candidate will define analysis scope, meet cost and schedule constraints, and travel to test sites as needed, contributing to technical

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience; An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for additional years of experience as follows: Master’s is equal to 2 years of experience or a Ph.D. is equal to 5 years of experience
• Experience in structural analysis with any of the following tools: PATRAN, NASTRAN, ANSYS, ABAQUS or equivalent software
• Working knowledge of mechanical principles to solve classical structural engineering problems both inside and outside of software tools
• Ability to obtain a U.S. government issued security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance, Clearance must be active and transferable prior to start date

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed structural analyses to support all phases of programs
• Generate test plans required to validate analyses and verify hardware compliance to customer requirements
• Analyze test data to validate and correlate models, and/or generate mechanical loads and environments
• Work with limited oversight on complex problems to provide the answers needed under program cost and schedule constraints
• Coordinate and lead technical peer reviews ensuring the technical accuracy of work product as well as acting as a reviewer for others work products
• Present results to internal stakeholders and external customers
• Generate detailed, archival technical reports
• Travel to test sites to support test or design discussion (depending on work assignment)
• Act as a technical leader (help define and develop MA&T department technical processes and tools) and lead teams to meet program milestones

Skills

Security clearance eligibility

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

PATRAN

NASTRAN

ANSYS

ABAQUS

Job description

RTX is seeking a mid- to senior-level Structural Engineer to join the Mechanical Analysis and Test (MA&T) Department in Tucson, AZ. The role focuses on detailed structural analyses across development and production, from hand calculations to finite element methods, and requires leading reviews and communicating results to internal and external stakeholders.

The candidate will define analysis scope, meet cost and schedule constraints, and travel to test sites as needed, contributing to technical