Senior Engineer - Mechanical Engineering; Onsite

Position Overview

We are seeking a skilled Dynamics / Structural Engineering professional to join our Gearboxes and Turbine Products team in Rockford, Illinois. The role requires working independently while collaborating effectively with cross‑functional engineering teams.

• Review structural and dynamic models, engineering drawings, and analysis inputs for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with analysis standards.
• Collaborate with design, test, and systems engineering teams to integrate structural dynamics requirements and ensure accurate load paths and system‑level responses.
• Build, refine, and execute finite element models; perform modal, harmonic, transient, and static analyses using industry‑standard tools.
• Investigate complex structural or vibration‑related issues and drive analytical solutions for fatigue, resonance, shock, and dynamic load problems.
• Support new product development by predicting loads, assessing structural margins, and optimizing designs based on dynamic and static performance criteria.
• Provide technical guidance on structural analysis methods, model validation, and best practices; mentor junior engineers in simulation workflows.
• Develop and implement standard procedures for model development, analysis documentation, and correlation with physical test data.
• Prepare analysis reports, load summaries, model review packages, and technical documentation for design reviews and program milestones.
• Lead dynamic characterization of components and assemblies, including evaluation of stiffness, damping, natural frequencies, and system response.
• Improve product robustness by correlating FEA results with test data and integrating learnings into design and manufacturing improvements.

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum five years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least three years of experience.
• Strong understanding of mechanical design principles and engineering documentation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience performing structural and dynamic analyses using Ansys.
• Prior experience working within a matrix organization, including cross‑functional collaboration with manufacturing, producibility, and engineering teams.
• Experience supporting engineering activities within a manufacturing environment.
• Background in aerospace systems and industrial power transmission products, including gearboxes and turbine‑related applications.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds 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 coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal,  protection.
• Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption assistance.
• Autism benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan with up to ten free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You incentives and wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts second‑opinion program.

86,800

USD – 165,200

USD.

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.