Senior Mechanical/Aerospace/Materials Design Engineer - Engines and MEMS Sensors (Onsite)

RTX • Burnsville, MN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Mechanical/Aerospace/Materials Design Engineer will work on the Engines and MEMS Sensors design team, developing highly reliable products that meet customer requirements and expectations at a competitive cost. This self-starting engineer will lead projects, manage schedules, mentor other engineers, and serve as a primary customer contact for existing products and new designs, including delivering customer presentations.

The role supports new engine sensor bids and proposals, existing product investigations and improvements, and design documentation. The engineer will translate product specifications into requirements and scopes of work, develop and evaluate design concepts, perform trade studies and analyses, and carry designs through reviews, verification testing, fabrication, and production support. The role also involves coordinating with cross-functional teams and the Global Engineering Center in India, and applying Lean Product Development tools with an emphasis on cost-effective solutions, platform design, reuse, and knowledge management.

Requirements

• A STEM degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 3 years of experience.
• Experience managing compliance demonstration to customer or regulatory requirements.
• Experience preparing and delivering design or project review presentations.
• Experience writing test procedures, coordinating testing, and writing test reports.
• Experience with materials properties and selection, and manufacturing processes.
• Must be a U.S. Person.
• Ability to lead projects, manage schedules, and provide customer presentations.

Nice To Haves

• At least 5 years of experience reviewing product specifications, determining design requirements and scope of work, estimating task effort and duration, generating design concepts, and conducting trade studies and analyses.
• At least 5 years of experience in requirements management and convergence planning, supporting complex projects and integrated cross-functional teams, and program or project planning and resource management.
• Demonstrated ability to create and manage project schedules and prepare and present stage gate design reviews internally and to customers.
• Ability to collaborate across Engineering, Operations, Program Office, and Business Development, with effective conflict resolution and negotiating skills.

Responsibilities

• Support bids and proposals for new engine sensors.
• Support existing designs through failure investigations, product improvements, and documentation updates.
• Review product specifications and determine design requirements and scope of work.
• Support complex, multi-discipline teams.
• Estimate task effort and duration, create and manage project schedules, and support requirements management and convergence planning.
• Prepare and present internal and customer-facing stage gate design reviews.
• Generate design concepts that meet requirements and perform trade studies and analyses to select optimum configurations.
• Perform tolerance analyses on components and assemblies to ensure proper fit and function.
• Use CAD solid modeling to prepare component and assembly models and drawings.
• Write test requests, support design verification testing, and coordinate with the test department.
• Specify materials, including high-temperature, corrosion-resistant, and oxidation-resistant alloys.
• Specify material joining methods and process requirements, including welding and brazing.
• Provide engineering support for new hardware coordination and fabrication.
• Provide Material Review Board (MRB) support and disposition nonconforming products.
• Interface with other functional groups and departments during product design development.
• Coordinate technical design tasks with the Global Engineering Center in India.
• Apply appropriate Lean Product Development tools to develop cost-effective solutions, emphasizing platform design, reuse, and knowledge management.
• Mentor other engineers and represent the organization as a primary customer contact for existing products and new designs.

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, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional pet, home, auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, and identity theft protection coverage.
• Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
• 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.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Employee Scholar Program.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs, subject to position and other factors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior