Senior Flammability Engineer(Onsite)

About the role

As a Senior Flammability Engineer, you will be responsible for review of engineering designs and development of flammability substantiation data to demonstrate compliance with regulatory and customer requirements. Specifically, this role is to support the Lavatories Business Unit in the qualification, testing, and certification of aircraft lavatories, and to provide technical support for ongoing continued airworthiness.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to successful project completion by participating in the review of designs, regulatory/customer requirements, and qualification plans while developing substantiation data documentation to support project goals.
• Prepare or review flammability test drawings, test plans, test reports, and qualification documents.
• Support fire properties testing including coordination for internal and external laboratory tests (Bunsen burner, heat release, smoke density and toxicity).
• Review engineering design changes and prepare change-based documentation for flammability compliance.
• Collaborate across all disciplines of the design team during product development.
• Work with customer design engineers, subject matter experts and FAA authorized representatives (ODA/DER) to establish acceptable showing of compliance for flammability.

Requirements

• A University Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience OR an Advanced Degree and minimum of 3 years’ experience.
• Knowledge of material property characteristics, flammability of materials.
• Ability to interpret material and fabrication process specifications for non-metallic structure.
• Basic knowledge of composite manufacturing methods, vacuum forming, injection molding, composite materials, bonding, trim and finish.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior commercial Aerospace Flammability Engineering experience.
• Direct experience with flammability, heat release, smoke and toxicity requirements and substantiation methods for commercial airplane interiors related to 14 CFR 25.853 and OEM requirements.
• Knowledge of FAA policy related to acceptable methods for compliance for flammability.

Benefits

• 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, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Carrot Health to hormonal health, fertility, and family building
• 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

Pay

The salary range for this role is 95,500 USD – 181,700 USD. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.