Mechanical Engineer II - Structural Engineer

Raytheon Technologies • Huntsville, AL

80d • $66,000 - $130,000

About The Position

Raytheon is seeking an early career Structural Engineer to join the Mechanical Analysis and Test Department. In this role you will get the opportunity to work on products throughout their lifecycle from initial design trade studies and proposals through qualification testing to enduring production support. Engineers will join and learn from a team of 200+ engineers working in all areas of structural engineering, and can expect a wide variety of assignments, from classical stress analyses to cutting edge computer aided analysis methodologies and field test support at locations around the world.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience. In absence of a degree, 6+ years of experience.
• An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for additional years of experience
• Experience in using structural analysis tools (PATRAN or NASTRAN or ANSYS or ABAQUS or equivalent software)

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of mechanical principles to solve classical structural engineering problems both inside and outside of software tools
• Ability to work in a collaborative, team-based environment and independently
• 5+ years of professional experience in stress/structural analysis
• Experience in structural testing: planning, organization, execution, data reduction and correlation
• Experience with dynamic shock and vibration analysis
• Experience with solid modeling CAD tool such as CREO or equivalent
• Experience with Matlab
• Experience presenting to external customers
• Excellent communication skills; both verbal and written
• Advanced degree in aforementioned disciplines. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

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 experienced analysts on problems of moderate complexity to provide the answers needed under program cost and schedule constraints
• Coordinate and lead technical peer reviews ensuring the technical accuracy of work product
• 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)

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 and holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree