Date Posted:2026-07-31
Country:United States of America
Location:US-NC-WINSTON SALEM-190 ~ 190 Oak Plaza Blvd ~ BLDG 190
Position Role Type:Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company's immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.
Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required
Security Clearance Status: Not Required
Senior Mechanical Project Engineer to help develop the next generation of aircraft seating.
This is an onsite position in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
What You Will Do:- Work with the sales team, engineering project team members, and engineering management to ascertain compliance to the technical specifications, request for proposal (RFP), and statement of work (SOW).
- Work with external customers from airlines, airframe and world class industrial design firms; Often serve as the primary technical point of contact for the customer.
- Coordinate and/or prepare the creation of production drawings and documentation.
- Use computer tools to design seats to meet customer requests; collaborate with cross functional team members to generate details, assembly drawings, models, bills of materials (BOM), and all associated production and development procedures/reports.
- Work with all engineering groups to perform and/or verify engineering testing; complete all relevant documentation for procurement, fabrication, and testing.
- Participate in design reviews by presenting information package, including all typical supplier document requirement list (SDRL).
- Create new seating designs based on proven products and generate modifications to existing designs to satisfy new customer driven requirements.
- Provide design solutions to manufacturing problems and sustaining business.
- Direct building of prototypes and development hardware.
- May be called upon to perform design engineer duties including creation, modification and release of design drawings using CAD software (Unigraphics NX, SolidWorks, Pro-E and Catia), validating design content, and verifying structural acceptability of designs.
Qualifications You Must Have: - Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company's immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.
- Experience working with CAD software such as NX, SolidWorks, Pro-E, and/or Catia required.
- Experience with full product life cycle using 3D modeling in a production environment is required.
- Project leadership experience required.
Qualifications We Prefer: - Experience in the design of mechanical systems for commercial aircraft seating products.
- Experience working with Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles.
- Familiarity with FAA requirements.
- Experience designing parts made from various manufacturing methods including machined metals, sheet metal, thermoformed plastics, injection molded plastics, and composites.
What We Offer:- 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!
Learn More & Apply Now!Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:
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.
Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace, every day.
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 86,800 USD - 165,200 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.
