Senior Structures Engineer — Aircraft Wheel & Brake

Collins Aerospace; Troy (OH); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) plan with matching funds

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Troy, OH is seeking a Senior Structures Engineer to lead structural projects for aircraft wheel and brake development. You will perform strength, fatigue, and fracture analyses, support testing, and produce detailed reports across cross-functional teams.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate across departments, and help advance manufacturing and NPI processes while traveling up to 5% domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Typically requires STEM degree with 5+ years experience or advanced degree with 3+ years.
• Experience with strain gage testing and Lifing analysis.
• Experience with a FEA software.
• Experience writing technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead/support structural engineering projects for aircraft wheel and brake development and repairs, including design trade studies, FEA analyses, testing, validation, and resolving operational issues.
• Structural Analysis: Perform strength, fatigue, and fracture analyses using classical methods and FEA tools (e.g., ANSYS/LS Dyna), including defining FEA model requirements, conducting analyses, and preparing detailed reports.
• Testing & Validation: Develop instrumentation and test plans for strain gage or related testing, analyze test data, and support product validation and qualification efforts.
• Reporting & Communication: Create detailed engineering reports, share findings with internal stakeholders, and present design reviews to external customers as required.
• Lead/support engineering projects focused on developing methods and technologies to enhance engineering processes and reduce new product introduction (NPI) cycle time.
• Collaboration and Project Management: Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams during product development, validation, and qualification processes while effectively prioritizing tasks, meeting deadlines, and ensuring clear communication in a fast-paced environment.
• Teamwork & leadership: Mentor new/co-op engineers in learning and developing structural engineering skills. Make valuable contribution as team member while supporting sr. level engineers and engineering leaders.

Skills

FEA Software

Strain Gage Testing

2D/3D Modeling

Technical Reporting

Project Collaboration

Education

STEM degree (Bachelor's)

Advanced Degree (preferred)

Tools

ANSYS

LS-DYNA

NX

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Troy, OH is seeking a Senior Structures Engineer to lead structural projects for aircraft wheel and brake development. You will perform strength, fatigue, and fracture analyses, support testing, and produce detailed reports across cross-functional teams.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate across departments, and help advance manufacturing and NPI processes while traveling up to 5% domestically and internationally.