Principal Mechanical Engineer – Electronics Packaging (Onsite)

RTX•Richardson, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company with 185,000 employees, is seeking a highly motivated Principal Mechanical Engineer for its Strategic Defense Solution engineering organization in Richardson, TX. This role focuses on the development of electronics equipment enclosures and the integration of these items into rack-level assemblies. The designs will involve high-power components and radio frequency (RF) shielding, alongside challenging size, weight, and power dissipation requirements. The position offers ownership of budget and schedule, requiring coordination with a cross-functional team to ensure design quality and compliance throughout the product lifecycle. The selected candidate will be crucial in driving innovation in the design, development, and testing of electronic equipment for military communications missions. Collins Aerospace, a leader in advanced, intelligent solutions, is part of RTX and contributes to redefining the aerospace and defense industry.

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.
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Previous experience with commercial industry standards and/or military electronics packaging form factors, chassis design, and electromechanical applications.

Nice To Haves

Active possession of a U.S. government issued Secret or Top Secret clearance.
Practical experience in design and thermal management techniques for electronics packaging designs (enclosures and/or racks) with rigorous size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements.
Can apply and interpret Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5.
Knowledge of military standards such as MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160, and MIL-STD-1472.
Experience working with standard form factor industry standards such as EIA-310, ATR, or VITA.
Hands-on experience designing to meet and qualifying products for rugged environments such as those with electromagnetic interference (EMI), electromagnetic pulse (EMP), and nuclear exposure.
Familiar with thermal and structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA) best practices. (Ansys).

Responsibilities

Communicate technical topics and issues in a clear and concise manner to both technical peers as well as non-technical team members.
Conduct and provide constructive feedback during peer reviews.
Mentor and document knowledge to provide technical guidance to both members of own team and beyond.
Coordinate with drafting for the creation of drawings, along with providing review and redline of drawings for machined & sheet metal parts.
Interface with a cross functional team, such as Electrical and Systems engineering, to ensure requirements compliance throughout the entirety of a product’s lifecycle.
Work proactively with an integrated product team (IPT) to manage project scope and budget, as well as identify risks and opportunities.
Participate in and lead investigations into highly complex, open-ended tasks.
Search for and identify root cause of issues.
Create military compliant designs that incorporate custom machined/sheet metal parts with a selection of commercial off the shelf items as required.
Contribute to prototyping and testing activities to verify product requirements compliance.

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
May be eligible for relocation
flexible spending accounts
flexible work schedules
Employee Scholar Program
paid time off
holidays