Sr. Structural Engineer

Department Overview:  

Join our Structural Analysis Engineering team and contribute to the development of advanced aerospace structures that meet the highest standards of safety, performance, and reliability. Our team performs analytical evaluations to support the design, certification, and continuous improvement of aircraft structural components using both classical engineering methods and advanced finite element analysis (FEA) tools. Working in a collaborative global environment, you will help solve complex engineering challenges while supporting innovative aerospace programs from concept through production. 

What You Will Do  

• Perform Structural Analysis: Conduct structural analyses for aircraft components using classical hand calculation methods and finite element analysis (FEA) techniques to evaluate strength, stiffness, durability, and damage tolerance while supporting metallic and composite structures under various loading conditions. Ensure compliance with aerospace design requirements, certification standards, and engineering best practices throughout the analysis process. 

• Develop Engineering Solutions: Develop technical solutions for complex structural challenges by applying engineering judgment, analytical methods, and simulation tools. Evaluate multiple design alternatives, validate analysis methodologies, and recommend optimized solutions that balance structural performance, manufacturability, cost, and program objectives. 

• Support Product Development: Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle, providing structural analysis support from concept and preliminary design through testing, validation, certification, and production. Interpret analysis results, participate in design reviews, and help resolve technical issues affecting aircraft structural integrity. 

• Documentation and Technical Communication: Prepare technical reports, engineering documentation, and presentations that clearly communicate analysis results, recommendations, and design decisions. Effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders and global engineering teams while maintaining accurate documentation and supporting engineering reviews. 

• Continuous Improvement and Collaboration: Support continuous improvement initiatives by contributing to process enhancements, analytical tool development, and knowledge sharing across engineering teams. Work closely with manufacturing, design, and international engineering organizations to deliver high-quality technical solutions that meet program schedules and business objectives. 

• Valid U.S. travel visa for business travel and training purposes. 

Qualifications You Must Have:  

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 5+ years of experience performing aerospace structural stress analysis, or Master's degree in Engineering with 3+ years of relevant experience.    

• Demonstrated experience performing aircraft structural stress analysis using classical hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools such as NASTRAN/PATRAN or equivalent. 

• Experience in aircraft structural components static, durability, damage tolerance, EBU, Actuation System, and Nacelle analysis. 

Qualifications We Prefer  

• Experience performing stress analysis on aircraft structural components, including static, durability, damage tolerance, EBU, actuation systems, or nacelle structures.  

• Hands-on experience using NASTRAN/PATRAN, ANSYS, or equivalent finite element analysis software.  

• Experience performing MRB Stress Analysis or structural assessment of manufacturing discrepancies.  

• Experience analyzing composite and metallic aerospace structures.  

• Experience supporting aircraft, engine, or airframe product development programs.  

• Experience developing or validating engineering analysis software, scripts, or automation tools.  

• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams in the aerospace industry.  

• Experience creating technical reports and engineering documentation in English.  

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.  

• Experience working in global or international engineering organizations.  

• Experience in a product development teams with engine / airframe companies highly desired. 

• Results and KPI driven. 

Learn More & Apply Now!   

Advanced Structures:  

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!  

Engineering & Technology:  

Collins Aerospace makes modern flight possible. Of course, that wouldn’t be possible without the capabilities and technologies of our organization, as well as our engineers – a highly skilled, accomplished network that spans more than 180 sites, 24 countries and 6 Strategic Business Units (SBUs).   

Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global organization that doesn’t shy away from big opportunities? If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies.   

Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of. 

Role Type Definitions: 

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. 

Please be aware of our location: 

Blvr. Venustiano Carranza #238, El Robledo, 21397 Mexicali, B.C.