Principal Mechanical Design Engineering Lead (Onsite)
About The Position
Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. The Collins Aerospace Ejection Seating business is the leader in providing a safe and robust Ejection Seating System to domestic and foreign customers alike. Currently, we are in the process of modernizing fleets to the upgraded ACES 5 design, providing a safer ejection system to ensure those who are born to fly, live to walk away. We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated individual to join us as a lead design integration engineer to support all phases of ejection seat product development lifecycle including the bid, design, development, verification & validation, and initial production implementation. The preferred candidate will have experience with hardware development for military/DoD customers.
Requirements
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
- Strong analytical skills including strong knowledge of physics, dynamics, and statics
- Strong background in mechanical design principles
- Experience presenting design solutions to internal and external customers
- 3D CAD experience with high end CAD software (e.q. NX, Catia, Pro-E)
Nice To Haves
- Ability to Lead a team of Engineers in the execution of a developmental program
- Previous experience with aircraft cockpit, crew station, escape system, ejection seat, or crew systems design
- Previous experience using Unigraphics/NX CAD experience including Enovia PLM experience
- Previous experience in the aerospace and defense industry
- Previous experience with machining, sheet metal, composites, and fabric design
- Previous experience with energetic cartridge actuated devices or propellant actuated devices
- Previous experience of aerospace/military specifications
- Proven use of Continuous Improvement principles and/or design optimization experience
- Understanding of mechanical principles to solve classical structural analysis solutions both inside and outside of finite element tools
Responsibilities
- Interface with customers/suppliers/internal stakeholders for an Ejection Seat Program
- Successfully lead a team of engineers to execute on design/project tasks required to develop and qualify aircraft ejection seats by ensuring technical scope integrity and budget/schedule accuracy
- Perform analysis to resolve ejection seat design challenges
- Support through all phases of design including bid and proposal, conceptual design, preliminary design, detailed design, qualification testing, new product introduction, production implementation, and in-production support
- Work as part of a cohesive team with test engineering, product engineering, system engineering, and program management
- Support program by technical writing presentations and reports for customer approval
- Support Program Management with any preparation of bids and proposals
- Support Systems and Test Engineering on requirements analysis and verification
- Be able to identify and manage technical risks & opportunities
- Interact with Business Development to ensure customer satisfaction and advise on business strategies
- Participate in Root Cause Analysis utilizing Raytheon Technologies Best Practices
- Contribute to continual process improvement and functional excellence by supporting the development of new discipline approaches, techniques and tool usage
- The position requires strong interpersonal skills, high degree of comfort with ambiguity, good project discipline, excellent oral and written communication skills, high computer/technology proficiency, and the ability to work as part of an integrated product team
- Occasional travel may be required (5-10%)
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- And more!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
