Senior Pr. Mechanical Engineer - Structural Job at Raytheon in Tucson

Senior Pr. Mechanical Engineer - Structural

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.

Raytheon is seeking an experienced Senior Principal Structural Engineer to join the Mechanical Analysis and Test Department with a background in high temperature structural materials such as refractory metals, Ceramics, and Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC’s).

What You Will Do

Perform detailed structural analysis and testing to support all phases of programs.

Conduct data collection from available sources for material characteristics and design and recommend tests to address gaps in material understanding.

Generate test plans required to validate analyses and verify hardware compliance to customer requirements.

Analyze test data to validate and correlate models, and / or generate mechanical loads and environments.

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 and 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 and lead teams to meet program milestones.

Qualifications You Must Have

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience. In absence of a degree, 14+ years of experience. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for additional years of experience.

Experience in structural analysis (i.e. PATRAN, NASTRAN, ANSYS or equivalent software).

Experience in CMH‑17 guidelines.

Experience in high temperature material systems for hypersonic aerospace.

Qualifications We Prefer

Experience in industry standard structural analysis.

Understanding of mechanical principles to solve classical structural analysis both inside and outside finite element tools.

Experience contributing to technical discussions and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills working in a team environment.

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 designing / analyzing mechanical joints for composite material in high temperature environments.

Experience using Digital Image Correlation (DIC) software and practices.

Experience using fracture modeling techniques for composite materials (VCCT, CZM).

Experience with test planning to evaluate structures designed for high temperature environments.

Experience with environmental barrier coatings applied to CMCs.

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.

Advanced degree in aforementioned disciplines. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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