Senior Transmissions Design Leader – Gearbox Innovation

RTX; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Eligible for Relocation

Job summary

RTX seeks a Senior Transmissions Design Manager to lead the MSEN Transmissions team, guiding gear design and testing from concept to production. You will mentor engineers, drive analytical capability, and coordinate with manufacturing, suppliers, and leadership to deliver reliable gearbox solutions.

The role emphasizes advanced gear design, FEA, and cross-functional leadership across aerospace hardware programs, with travel and a strong focus on safety, quality, and manufacturability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree with substantial gear design and analysis experience.
• Experience leading engineering teams with varying levels of experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in gear design using automated tools and finite element methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead transmissions engineering team and develop technical capability.
• Direct gearbox/transmission design using bevel, spur, helical gears and related tools.
• Advance analytical tools, processes, and training materials for transmissions.
• Lead root-cause investigations and coordinate cross-functional actions.
• Drive test planning, instrumentation selection, and data analysis for validation.
• Collaborate across functions to meet performance, cost, schedule, and manufacturability goals.

Skills

Gear design & analysis

Team leadership

Mentoring

Finite element analysis

Automated design tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.S. Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

Gleason Works

Siemens NX

Job description

RTX seeks a Senior Transmissions Design Manager to lead the MSEN Transmissions team, guiding gear design and testing from concept to production. You will mentor engineers, drive analytical capability, and coordinate with manufacturing, suppliers, and leadership to deliver reliable gearbox solutions.

The role emphasizes advanced gear design, FEA, and cross-functional leadership across aerospace hardware programs, with travel and a strong focus on safety, quality, and manufacturability.