Principal Additive Manufacturing Design Engineer

RTX•East Hartford, CT

2d•$107,500 - $204,500•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. The Additive Manufacturing Process and Capability Center (AMPCC) encompasses a critical mass of Additive Manufacturing (AM) process and industrialization experts, the necessary equipment, and develops the strategic collaborations needed to rapidly mature the technology and manufacturing readiness of AM. The AMPCC is focused on the research, development, and deployment of additive manufacturing tools and processes for our business units. The Principal Additive Manufacturing Design Engineer will be challenged with solving unique and interesting problems to enable new commercial aerospace and defense products. They will be responsible for one or more of the following activities as they relate to the AMPCC, including: Support RTX Business Units by providing design and FEA expertise to increase the rate of additive adoption Development, demonstration, and documentation of design methodologies and tools for additive manufacturing including conventional CAD and implicit modeling-based approaches Definition of automated AM software tools and methodologies for interconnection of individual tools into a unified toolchain capable of operating on large, component-level scales Topology Optimization for generation of geometries enabled by additive manufacturing across structural, thermal, or hydrodynamic domains Execution of Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) projects to support business unit adoption of additively manufactured components and systems Establish relationships with government, industry, academic, and RTX Business Units and lead development of whitepapers, project concepts, and responsive proposals Management of multiple design, development, and demonstration projects Summarize and communicate results of key programs to upper management

Requirements

Strong understanding of engineering principles and hands on experience working with laboratory equipment.
Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary, collaborative team environment focused on innovation
Demonstrated both verbal and written communication skills
Typically requires a University Engineering Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience
Minimum 5 years CAD user (Siemens NX preferred) for mechanical design and product engineering
Experience with finite element analysis (e.g. Ansys, Abaqus, COMSOL)
Minimum 2 years scripting experience with CAD tools, Matlab, Python, VBA, JavaScript or similar
Minimum 1 year experience with implicit modeling tools such as nTop including development of custom blocks
U.S. citizenship is required
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Nice To Haves

MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field.
Working understanding of AM processes including laser powder bed fusion

Responsibilities

Support RTX Business Units by providing design and FEA expertise to increase the rate of additive adoption
Development, demonstration, and documentation of design methodologies and tools for additive manufacturing including conventional CAD and implicit modeling-based approaches
Definition of automated AM software tools and methodologies for interconnection of individual tools into a unified toolchain capable of operating on large, component-level scales
Topology Optimization for generation of geometries enabled by additive manufacturing across structural, thermal, or hydrodynamic domains
Execution of Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) projects to support business unit adoption of additively manufactured components and systems
Establish relationships with government, industry, academic, and RTX Business Units and lead development of whitepapers, project concepts, and responsive proposals
Management of multiple design, development, and demonstration projects
Summarize and communicate results of key programs to upper management