Senior Principal Mechanical Design Engineer (Hybrid)

Date Posted:

2025-05-07

Country:

United States of America

Location:

01: Building 01 Windsor Locks One Hamilton Road, Windsor Locks, CT, 06096 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

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

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX 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. 

As a Senior Principal Mechanical Design Engineer, you will work with the other disciplines of the Integrated Product Team (IPT) including project, thermal analysis, structural analysis, and electrical design. Projects you will support include cockpit displays, flight controls, air management systems, military avionics as well as a variety of other avionics equipment. Projects worked may be for either helicopters or fixed wing aircraft and support either commercial or military programs, based on program needs. You work will include clean sheet design, delivering development hardware, facilitating the delivery of production hardware, processing engineering changes to the production configuration, and support of fielded engines.

This is a hybrid role (combination of onsite and remote work) and will require weekly presence at our Windsor Locks, CT site.

What You Will Do

• Conduct and resolve thermal, structural, and mechanical design challenges, ensuring optimal system performance.

• Lead the design and development of complex mechanical and electronic packaging solutions with minimal oversight.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver development and production hardware that meets performance, cost, and schedule requirements.

• Review and approval of product definition data.

• Generate development hardware designs that meet objectives and facilitate the delivery of the hardware on schedule.

• Process engineering changes within schedule that meet performance metrics.

• Utilize standard work and CORE/ACE tools to continuously improve the design process.

• Mentor other engineers in process-related and/or technical subjects

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience

Qualifications We Prefer

• Working experience with thermal/structural analysis of CCAs, PWBs, and metal housings

• Direct experience with mechanical design and electronic packaging

• Working knowledge of Environmental testing equipment, procedures and qualification activities (e.g. RTCA DO-160 or MIL-STD-810G)

• An active US Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance or the ability to obtain a US Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance in the future

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 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 
• 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!  

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