RTX · 1 day ago
Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer - Thermal
US-AZ-TUCSON-805 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 805
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$132K/yr - $252K/yr
10+ years expRTX is a company dedicated to helping the nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. They are seeking an experienced Senior Principal Thermal Engineer to join the Mechanical Analysis and Test Department, responsible for detailed thermal analysis on products throughout their lifecycle from initial design to production support.
AerospaceManufacturingSecuritySensorTelecommunications
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform Hand Calculations to determine scope of higher detail analysis models
Perform detailed thermal analyses to solve various program thermal challenges
Generate test plans required to validate analyses and verify hardware compliance to customer requirements
Analyze test data to validate and correlate models
Work with experienced analysts on problems of moderate complexity to provide the answers needed under program cost and schedule constraints
Review your work with peers to ensure technical accuracy
Present results to internal, external, and government customers
Generate detailed documentation of work and archive for reference
Act as a technical leader (help define/refine and/or develop MA&T department technical processes and tools) and/or lead analysis/test teams
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience
Experience running complex structural analysis with any of the following tools: PATRAN, NASTRAN, ANSYS or equivalent software
Dynamic, Static, Non-linear, Transient, etc
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
Preferred
15+ years of professional experience in the structural analysis of complex systems that require collaboration of multiple engineering disciplines (such as a weapon system)
Experience with solid modeling CAD tool such as CREO or equivalent
Experience in Electronics Cooling and Aerodynamic Heating Analyses
Demonstrated experience in leading thermal testing: Planning, organization, execution, data reduction and correlation
Earned Value Management System knowledge
Experience in supporting EACs, BOEs and proposals
Experience presenting to external customers
Ability to travel to government and other facilities in support of program activities
Advanced degree in aforementioned disciplines. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
401(k) match
Flexible spending accounts
Flexible work schedules
Employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
Parental leave
Paid time off
Holidays
Company
RTX
RTX is comprised of three market-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – working as one to answer the biggest questions and solve the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.2MKey Investors
LIFT Ecosystem Accelerator
2024-02-22Grant· $0.2M
2019-06-09Acquired
2010-01-14Grant· $3M
Leadership Team
Daniel Conroy
Chief Technology Officer - Digital
Kevin DaSilva
Corporate Vice President & Treasurer
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