Principal Metal Additive Manufacturing Design Engineer

RTX • East Hartford, CT

12d • Onsite

About The Position

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 focuses on the research, development and deployment of additive manufacturing tools and processes for our business units. The Principal Metal 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:

Requirements

• The preferred candidate should have a strong understanding of engineering principles and hands on experience working with laboratory equipment. Candidate must be able to work effectively in a multidisciplinary, collaborative team environment focused on innovation and have demonstrated both verbal and written communication skills including:
• Bachelors Degree in Science, Mathematics or a related discipline and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or an MS Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience.
• Expert CAD user (Siemens NX preferred) for mechanical design and product engineering with advanced user of implicit modeling tools such as nTop including development of custom blocks
• Deep understanding of the AM process using laser powder bed fusion
• Advanced scripting experience with CAD tools, Matlab, Python, VBA, JavaScript or similar
• Experience with finite element analysis (e.g. Ansys, Abaqus, COMSOL)

Nice To Haves

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field
• Strong presentation, planning, problem solving, organizational, and project management skills with experience managing complex R&D projects
• Highly self-motivated and detail oriented and a desire to learn something new every day

Responsibilities

• Development, demonstration, and documentation of design methodologies and tools for additive manufacturing including conventional CAD and implicit modeling-based approaches
• Enhancement of design tools through the development of custom modules and scripts
• Execution of Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM) projects to support business unit evaluation and adoption of additively manufactured components and systems
• Topology optimization for generation of geometries enabled by additive manufacturing across structural, thermal, or hydrodynamic domains
• Definition of AM software tools and methodologies for interconnection of individual tools into a unified toolchain
• Establish relationships with government, industry, academic, and RTX Business Units and lead development of whitepapers, project concepts, and responsive proposals
• Provide training and knowledge transfer to RTX Business Units while disseminating best practices to increase the rate of additive adoption
• Work to streamline the qualification process for AM produced components
• Management of multiple design, development, and demonstration projects

Benefits

• Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.
• Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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.
• Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
• Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees