Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-03-24

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HNC31: US095-Winston-Salem (Fairchild 1455 Fairchild Road , Winston-Salem, NC, 27105 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Join Our Team Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Aftermarket Modifications and Upgrades

Are you ready to lead the charge in engineering excellence? We're seeking a Senior Design Engineer to spearhead new product development within our Aftermarket Modifications and Upgrades group. This pivotal role not only drives engineering program execution but also plays a crucial part in supporting business growth through innovative design feasibility assessments. Join us and make a significant impact on our operational success and product evolution.

What you will do:

• Innovative Design Leadership: Utilize state-of-the-art computer design tools to conceptualize and develop major components and functional systems, ensuring our products remain at the forefront of technology.
• Strategic Technical Support: Provide critical technical recommendations that support our sales strategy, bridging the gap between engineering prowess and market demands.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a liaison between sales, engineering leadership, integrated project teams, operations, and supply chain, ensuring seamless communication and alignment of objectives.
• Feasibility Assessment: Evaluate customer design requests for compatibility with existing product lines, leveraging your expertise to propose feasible solutions that exceed expectations.
• Technology Integration: Drive the integration of new technologies into our existing product catalog, keeping us ahead of industry trends and customer expectations.
• Cost Efficiency Champion: Lead cost studies and mentor junior engineers in best practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and efficiency in product development.
• Design Optimization: Enhance product designs to optimize manufacturing processes, ensuring efficiency without compromising quality or performance.
• Precision Engineering: Create detailed design layouts, sketches, and notes that prioritize ease of manufacture, material availability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Rigorous Testing: Conduct thorough investigations into design factors such as strength-weight efficiency and contractual specifications, ensuring robust and compliant solutions.
• Structural Expertise: Develop and test both metallic and non-metallic structures and their fabrication processes, guaranteeing structural integrity and reliability.
• Collaborative Excellence: Work closely with other engineering teams to coordinate interrelated designs, promoting synergy and achieving seamless project completion.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure clarity, completeness, and accuracy in all design layouts and drawings, maintaining the highest standards of quality and precision.

Travel Requirements:

• Occasional travel (0-10%) to a local sister site may be required.

What you will learn:

• Advanced Design Skills: You'll deepen your proficiency in designing major components and systems using state-of-the-art computer design and engineering tools. This includes honing your ability to create innovative solutions that enhance product performance and customer satisfaction.
• Technical and Strategic Thinking: You'll develop the ability to provide technical recommendations that align with the sales strategy, learning how to balance technical feasibility with market demands and business objectives.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Acting as a liaison between various teams—sales, engineering leadership, project teams, operations, and supply chain—you'll enhance your skills in communication, coordination, and strategic alignment across different functions.
• Customer Interaction and Requirements Management: You'll gain experience in handling customer design requests, evaluating feasibility against existing product lines, and proposing solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Innovation and Technology Integration: You'll drive the integration of new technologies into existing product offerings, staying abreast of industry trends and applying cutting-edge solutions to enhance product performance and competitiveness.
• Product Development and Optimization: You'll learn how to develop and improve products, focusing on efficiency in manufacturing operations while maintaining high standards of quality and reliability.
• Quality Assurance and Compliance: You'll gain insights into conducting rigorous testing and ensuring compliance with industry standards and contractual specifications, ensuring that products meet regulatory requirements and customer needs.
• Project Management and Coordination: Collaborating with other engineering teams, you'll coordinate interrelated designs and contribute to seamless project execution, developing project management skills that are essential for successful product development.
• Personal and Professional Growth: Overall, this role offers opportunities for both personal and professional growth, allowing you to expand your technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and strategic thinking in a dynamic and innovative environment.

By leveraging these experiences and skills, you'll be well-positioned to advance your career in engineering, particularly in the specialized field of aftermarket modifications and upgrades, contributing to impactful innovations and solutions within the industry.

Qualifications you must have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience
• Must be a U.S. citizen

Qualifications we prefer:

• Extensive familiarity with commercial seating background
• Experience with NX (Unigraphics)
• Experience designing with DFMA principles in mind
• Familiarity with FAA regulations

What We Offer:

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 contributions, 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
• 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 position is eligible for relocation

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all U.S. positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.

Note:

• Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the U.S.)
• Drug Screen only performed on re-hires who have been gone for more than 1 year
   

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Learn More and Apply Now!

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies 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.

At Collins Aerospace, our Interiors team is focused on innovation, safety and cost efficiency. But we don’t just get people from point A to point B. We’re committed to making air travel more comfortable, connected and secure. As a leader in aviation interior products and services, we’re helping airlines and original equipment manufacturers create a positive experience for their customers. With offices and manufacturing facilities in more than 12 states across the U.S. and more than 10 countries around the globe, we’re changing the game of aircraft interiors. Are you ready to join our team?

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. 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.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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