Senior Principal Dynamics Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:
2026-01-09
Country:
United States of America
Location:
HCA21: Aerostructures - Chula Vista 850 Lagoon Blvd, Chula Vista, CA, 91910 USA
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
Security Clearance:
None/Not Required

The Senior Principal Dynamics Engineer is responsible for performing advanced dynamic analysis, optimization, and test support for existing and new aircraft nacelle structures and systems. This role addresses complex structural behavior under combined static, dynamic, acoustic, and high-cycle fatigue loading, including transient events, impact, and flutter. You will have the opportunity to collaboration with Design, Systems, Specialty Engineering, Program Engineering, and executive leadership to ensure compliance with structural, performance, and certification requirements across the full product lifecycle.

This position will work onsite at our Chula Vista, CA facility.

This position is eligible for relocation assistance.

What You Will Do:

• Perform detailed dynamic analyses of complex aerospace structures and systems, including modal, frequency response, transient, sonic fatigue, and flutter-related assessments.
• Develop and apply analytical and numerical models to support structural integrity under combined static, dynamic, and acoustic loading environments
• Support structural optimization activities to improve weight, durability, and performance while meeting certification and customer requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance from preliminary design through detailed design, test & validation, production support, and in-service operation.
• Work closely with Design Engineering to influence structural layouts, material selection, and load paths early in the design process.
• Support and interpret component- and system-level test data; correlate test results with analytical predictions and update models as required.
• Collaborate with Systems, Specialty Engineering, Program teams, and executive stakeholders to resolve complex, ill-defined technical challenges.
• Prepare and present formal technical documentation, including analysis reports, certification substantiation, and presentations for management, customers, and regulatory authorities.

Must Have Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience in Structural Engineering or an Advanced Degree in a related field and 7 years prior relevant experience in Structural Engineering
• Prior experience in the Aerospace Industry
• Experience applying structural dynamics fundamentals
• Experience with MSC NASTRAN, including SOL 103 (Modal) and SOL 111 (Frequency Response)
• Experience using 3D CAD tools (ex. UG NX, CATIA etc.)
• Experience translating and presenting technical concepts in written and verbal form.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with aircraft nacelle structures, propulsion system interfaces, or acoustic environments.
• Familiarity with certification requirements (e.g., FAA, EASA) related to vibration, fatigue, flutter and bird stike.
• Experience supporting structural dynamics testing and model correlation.

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
• This position may be eligible for relocation
• And more!

Learn More and Apply Now!

Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement - we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!

Collins Aerospace, a 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.

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.

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.

Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace, every day.

Employee Referral Eligible

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 145,600 USD - 276,800 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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