Senior Structures Engineer (Onsite

Senior Structures Engineer

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Collins Wheel and Brake Structures Department is looking for an experienced, highly motivated Senior 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.

What You Will Do:

• Lead/support structural engineering 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.
• Lead/support engineering 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.
• Teamwork & leadership:
  Mentor new/co-op engineers in learning and developing structural engineering skills. Make valuable contribution as team member while supporting sr. level engineers and engineering leaders.
• 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 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Experience with prior strain gage testing and Lifing analysis.
• Experience with a 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
• Working Knowledge of NX or equivalent modeling software
• Experience with structural testing using strain gauges
• Good understanding of aerospace materials and manufacturing processes
• Knowledge of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing)

What We Offer:

Benefits:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal,  protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• 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
• And more!

This role is eligible for relocation.