Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer - Structural

RTX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Mechanical Analysis and Test (MA&T) Department is responsible for ensuring structural and thermal design robustness across the Raytheon portfolio of products. From preliminary concepts to fielded weapon system support, MA&T delivers innovative structural and thermal engineering solutions utilizing methods ranging from classical fundamental & empirically based techniques to state-of-the-art finite element methods leveraging industry leading commercial tools; all complimented and validated by tests executed in a manner to ensure cost effective yet technically balanced solutions. Raytheon is seeking an experienced Senior Principal Structural Engineer to join the Mechanical Analysis and Test Department. In this role, you will be responsible for detailed structural analysis to support all phases of programs including development and production. The analyses will cover a wide range of difficult problems, requiring solutions that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives. The analysis tasks will span the spectrum from classical hand calculations to detailed analyses requiring the use of finite element analysis software. A structural analyst of this salary grade is expected to have a high degree of technical competence and be a recognized technical leader and/or leader of teams of engineering analysts. The selected candidate will be able to work under general direction and will be expected to define the scope and level of analysis/test required to meet objectives and assist in program planning. You will also be held accountable for your individual work and the work of others on your team within the agreed upon cost and schedule. It is expected that you will present your work for peer reviews and be a peer reviewer for other engineers’ work. The customers of this position will include internal personnel and programs as well as external Government(s) personnel and programs.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience
Experience running complex structural analysis with any of the following tools: PATRAN, NASTRAN, ANSYS or equivalent software
Dynamic, Static, Non-linear, Transient, etc.

Nice To Haves

15+ years of professional experience in the structural analysis of complex systems that require collaboration of multiple engineering disciplines (such as a weapon system)
Experience in structural testing: planning, organization, execution, data reduction and correlation
Experience with dynamic shock and vibration analysis
Experience with solid modeling CAD tool such as CREO or equivalent
Experience with MATLAB
Experience presenting to external customers
Ability to travel to government and other facilities in support of program activities
Understanding of mechanical principles to solve classical structural analysis both inside and outside finite element tools
Experience leading teams and strong interpersonal skills working in a team environment
Experience in cross functional collaboration with design, test, systems, flight sciences, propulsion and GNC.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical documentation, peer reviews and customer interactions.
Proven experience working with industry customers like NAVAIR and test facilities such as flight testing and evaluation conducted by the U.S. Navy at Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River).

Responsibilities

Act as the technical lead and structural point of contact for All-Up Round (AUR) assets Inert Measurement Vehicles (IMV), Inert/Jettison Test Vehicles (ITV/JTV), Controlled Test Vehicles (CTV), and Guided Test Vehicles (GTV), guiding data collection for development of environments.
Responsible for hardware dispositioning of all AUR assets.
Provide flight test support including quick look reports and complete flight test data post-processing.
Responsible for execution and data collection on Pit Drop, flight test, Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) and modal tests of AUR assets Including support of Missile Stability Frequency Response (MSFR) and Initial Flight Clearance (IFC) artifact updates as required.
IFC updates may require beam model correlation and/or flutter analysis.
Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in multi-disciplinary design reviews and system integration meetings.
Work with limited oversight on complex problems to provide the answers needed under program cost and schedule constraints
Coordinate and lead technical peer reviews ensuring the technical accuracy of work product as well as acting as a reviewer for others work products
Present results to internal stakeholders and external customers
Generate detailed, archival technical reports
Travel to test sites to support test or design discussion (depending on work assignment)
Act as a technical leader (help define and develop MA&T department technical processes and tools) and lead teams to meet program milestones