Principal Stress Engineer, Aftermarket
About The Position
RTX/Collins Aerospace is seeking a Principal Stress Engineer for its Aftermarket organization. The role serves as an expert in nacelle repair design and structural analysis, providing rapid, compliant engineering solutions for Collins Aerostructures commercial nacelle hardware. Solutions must comply with certified type design and FAA/EASA airworthiness requirements while minimizing aircraft downtime. The engineer will guide cross-functional teams, support airline customers on complex technical issues, improve engineering processes, and mentor engineers. The position requires deep technical expertise, leadership, and timely engineering decisions in a fast-paced customer-support environment. This is an onsite position in Chula Vista, California. Weekend and holiday work may be required in rotation as needed. The role requires authorization to work in the United States without current or future company immigration sponsorship; the company will not seek export authorization.
Requirements
- Typically, a STEM degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 5 years of experience.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future company immigration sponsorship.
- Experience analyzing repairs to aircraft metallic and/or composite structures.
- Experience with maintenance, repair, overhaul, and regulatory requirements in the commercial aircraft industry.
- Experience with load paths, load balance, free-body diagrams, and classical hand-analysis methods used in aerospace structural analysis.
- Experience performing finite element analysis of aircraft structures using Patran/Nastran, including solutions 101, 106, and 111.
- Experience with technical writing.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with the MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with MRB and MRO repairs.
- Knowledge of automation, including Excel VBA and Visual Basic applications.
- Composite nacelle and exhaust repair experience.
- Basic CATIA V and FiberSim skills.
- Detailed understanding of nacelle systems.
- Familiarity with specialty manufacturing processes for aerospace components.
- Experience with industry-standard structural analysis tools, including PATRAN/NASTRAN and NASGRO or other crack-growth analysis tools.
- Experience performing fatigue and damage-tolerance substantiation of metallic structures.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical issues and deliver timely, customer-focused solutions.
- Strong leadership, communication, and mentorship skills.
Responsibilities
- Perform repair stress analyses and develop analytical methods for complex technical issues, supporting airline operational requirements, certification reports, and design changes.
- Make timely engineering judgments and perform margins exploration analyses for repair solutions based on certification analysis across nacelle components and programs.
- Apply advanced structural analysis principles to support repair design development for metallic and composite structures.
- Prepare RDAS/8110-3 documents, including substantiating analyses, and obtain or coordinate sign-off with the Airworthiness organization.
- Communicate directly with airline customers to rapidly develop and approve technical solutions.
- Mentor engineers and lead teams in developing standard work for repair development.
- Collaborate with maintenance, engineering, and management personnel at all levels.
- Represent the company in technical review meetings.
- Serve as the key point of contact for internal and external customers on complex technical issues.
- Communicate and present to internal and external customers, maintaining strong customer relations and working toward customer satisfaction.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching and a separate employer retirement contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Student loan repayment program.
- Life insurance and disability coverage.
- Optional pet, home and auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, and identity theft protection coverages.
- Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
- Adoption assistance.
- Autism benefit.
- Employee assistance plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
- Wellness rewards program.
- Virtual doctor visits.
- Child and elder care services.
- Medical second-opinion program.
- Potential relocation eligibility.
- Flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, paid time off, and holidays may be available, depending on the business unit and collective-bargaining coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
