Mechanical Structural Engineer II (Onsite)

About the role

At RTX, our internships, co-ops and full-time careers provide an exceptional foundation to work on complex problems, advance your skills and create a safer, more connected world. The Mechanical Analysis and Test (MA&T) Department ensures structural and thermal design robustness across the Raytheon portfolio, from preliminary concepts to fielded weapon system support, using methods ranging from classical fundamentals to state‑of‑the‑art finite element analysis, complemented by testing for cost‑effective, technically balanced solutions. As a Mechanical Structural Engineer you will work on products throughout their lifecycle—from initial design trade studies and proposals through qualification testing to enduring production support—joining a team of 200+ engineers and tackling assignments from classical stress analyses to cutting‑edge computer‑aided methodologies and field test support worldwide. This is an onsite position located in Tucson, AZ.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed structural analyses to support all phases of programs
• 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 experienced analysts on problems of moderate complexity to provide the answers needed under program cost and schedule constraints
• Coordinate and lead technical peer reviews ensuring the technical accuracy of work product
• 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)

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) major obtained by start date
• Experience in structural analysis with any of the following tools: PATRAN, NASTRAN, ANSYS, ABAQUS or equivalent software
• Experience in mechanical principles to solve classical structural engineering problems both inside and outside of software tools
• U.S. citizenship required (only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance)
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance required prior to start date; ability to obtain interim clearance required

Skills

• 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
• Ability to travel to government and other facilities in support of program activities

Pay

The salary range for this role is 68,900 USD - 131,100 USD.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• Short-term disability, long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Parental leave
• Paid time off and holidays
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (subject to performance and business unit)