Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer, High Temp Materials

Raytheon · Tucson, AZ · 2 days ago

EngineeringFull-time

Perform detailed structural analysis and testing to support all phases of programs
Conduct data collection from available sources for material characteristics, and design and recommend tests to address gaps in material understanding
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 limited oversight on complex problems to provide the answers needed under program cost and schedule constraints
Cook up and lead technical peer reviews ensuring the technical accuracy of work product as well as acting as a reviewer for others work products
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)
Act as a technical leader (help define and develop MA&T department technical processes and tools) and lead teams to meet program milestones
Contribute to technical discussions and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills working in a team environment

A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience
Experience in structural analysis (i.e. PATRAN, NASTRAN, ANSYS or equivalent software (Dynamic, Static, Non-linear, Transient, etc.))
Experience in CMH-17 guidelines
Experience in high temperature material systems for hypersonic aerospace

Advanced degree
Experience in industry standard structural analysis
Understanding of mechanical principles to solve classical structural analysis both inside and outside finite element tools
Ability to work in a collaborative, team-based environment and independently
Experience contributing to technical discussions and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills working in a team environment
15+ years of professional experience in the structural analysis of complex systems that require collaboration of multiple engineering disciplines (such as a weapon system)
Experience in structural testing: planning, organization, execution, data reduction and correlation
Experience designing/analyzing mechanical joints for composite material in high temperature environments
Experience using Digital Image Correlation (DIC) software and practices
Experience using fracture modeling techniques for composite materials (VCCT, CZM)
Experience with test planning to evaluate structures designed for high temperature environments
Experience with environmental barrier coatings applied to CMCs
Experience with dynamic shock and vibration analysis
Experience with solid modeling CAD tool such as CREO or equivalent
Experience with MATLAB
Experience presenting to external customers
Ability to travel to government and other facilities in support of program activities

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