Principal Composite Research Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-05-13

Country:

United States of America

Location:

UT13: RC-CT - Corp 411 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT, 06108 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Job Description

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.   

The following position is to join our RTX Corporate, Enterprise Services, Research Center or BBN team:

RTX Technology Research Center’s Physical Sciences Department is seeking an innovative engineer/scientist with expertise in polymer matrix composite (PMC) materials, manufacturing, and automation.  The candidate is intended to be an integral member of dynamic teams focused on creating and advancing novel materials and manufacturing technologies for both aerospace and defense applications.

What You Will Do:

• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to execute complex internal and external technology contracts

• Support the expansion and implementation of the PMC-related technology development strategy

• Initiate concepts, writing proposals, marketing the concepts either internally or externally

• Generate intellectual properties and publish/present technical findings

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of related work experience or a Master's degree with 5+ years of related work experience or a PhD with 3+ years of related work experience.

• Experience in automated manufacturing processes and robotics for polymer matrix composites and a holistic understanding of the PMC and automation technology field and aerospace/defense applications, knowledge of the key players in the field, contacts to them, i.e., a strong network

• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Self-initiation of concepts, writing proposals, marketing the concepts either internally or externally and expand technology portfolio in PMC-related area and have experience publishing papers and patents

• Strong management skills in executing multi-disciplinary projects, and providing timely deliverables to customers

• Working experience with various composite materials and processes, process sensing, material characterization, and testing

• Experience on composite manufacturing scale up and technology transition from R&D to manufacturing.

• A working understanding of machine learning and artificial Intelligence (ML/AI)

• Working experience with additive manufacturing, composite manufacturing and structural simulation.

• Ability to communicate effectively to internal and external customers including both technical experts, various levels of managers, and functional personnel

What We Offer:

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

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