Principal Structures Engineer; Onsite

Position: Principal Structures Engineer (Onsite)
** Date Posted:
**** Country:
** United States of America
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* Location:

** HOH
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Wheels & Brakes - Troy 101 Waco Street, Troy, OH, 45373 USA
** Position Role Type:
** Onsite
* * U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
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** Security Clearance:
** None/Not Required Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Collins Aerospace is looking for an experienced, highly motivated
** Principal Structures Engineer
** to join our Landing Systems Wheel and Brake Structures Team. You will be instrumental in designing, analyzing, and testing aircraft wheels and brakes for some of the most advanced aircraft in the world. You will have an opportunity to collaborate with a wide range of engineers in design, project, sustaining, customer support, and manufacturing. You will also interact with customers assisting in technical decisions for the products you are working on.
* ** The position is working onsite at our Troy, OH facility.**
* ** Relocation assistance is available.
**** What You Will Do
*** Lead Structural Engineering Projects:
Lead projects for aircraft wheel and brake development and repairs, including design trade studies, FEA analyses, testing, validation, and resolving operational issues
* Structural Analysis:
Perform strength, fatigue, and fracture analyses using classical methods and FEA tools (e.g., ANSYS/LS Dyna), including defining FEA model requirements, conducting analyses, and preparing detailed reports.
* Testing & Validation:
Develop instrumentation and test plans for strain gage or related testing, analyze test data, and support product validation and qualification efforts.
* Reporting & Communication:
Create detailed engineering reports, share findings with internal stakeholders, and present design reviews to external customers as required.
* Methods Development:
Lead projects focused on developing methods and technologies to enhance engineering processes and reduce new product introduction (NPI) cycle time
* Collaboration and Project Management:
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams during product development, validation, and qualification processes while effectively prioritizing tasks, meeting deadlines, and ensuring clear communication in a fast-paced environment.
* Leadership & Mentorship:
Mentor junior and new engineers in learning and developing structural engineering skills
* Travel:
Willingness to travel up to 5% domestically and internationally.
** Qualifications You Must Have
*** Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
* Experience with prior strain gage testing and Lifting analysis
* Experience with an FEA (Finite Element Analysis) software
* Experience with 2D and/or 3D modeling software
* Experience writing technical reports
** Qualifications We Prefer
*** Advanced Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
* Leading structural engineering projects for supporting NPI in aerospace or similar industry
* Ability to work simultaneously on multiple assignments with varying degrees of complexity
* Superior project management skills
* Experience with Aerospace structures and/or components
* Experience with ANSYS or equivalent software
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