Adaptive Engines Industrial Engineer (Onsite)

RTX•East Hartford, CT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Pratt & Whitney is seeking an Adaptive Engines Industrial Engineer to join the Adaptive Military Engines Team within the Mechanical Systems, Externals and Nacelles (MSEN) organization. The role provides technical and industrial leadership for critical hardware, supplier, and manufacturing activities supporting next-generation military engine programs. The engineer works across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and program teams to drive hardware readiness, resolve technical and schedule challenges, and ensure deliverables meet customer and program commitments. The position is onsite in East Hartford, Connecticut, and includes up to 10% domestic travel. The role supports hardware execution and supplier readiness, technical definition, cross-functional issue resolution, risk management, and industrial recovery planning. It also involves communicating execution status, risks, delivery forecasts, and recovery plans to cross-functional teams and executive audiences. The MSEN organization is responsible for design, development, and in-service support of power transmission systems, bearing compartment and rotor support design and analysis, oil and thermal management systems, engine externals packaging and architecture, and nacelles for commercial and military engine models. The role offers exposure to advanced aerospace technology, Externals hardware, concept and detail design, hardware development, Agile practices, and cross-functional technical leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and 5 years of engineering experience, or an advanced degree in Engineering and 3 years of engineering experience.
U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; an active and existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day one.

Nice To Haves

RAM-compliant Control Account Manager experience.
Experience with Agile project management, Confluence, and JIRA.
Proficiency with SAP and Teamcenter.
Proven experience cultivating and managing supplier relationships.
Experience with Jira, Smartsheets, Microsoft Office, Teamcenter, SAP, Microsoft Project, or other project management software.
Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, CORE, ACE, or Six Sigma, and/or project management tools and systems such as Microsoft Office, Solumina, SAP, Teamcenter, or Agile frameworks.

Responsibilities

Execute the industrial hardware plan to support on-time delivery, monitor schedule performance and risks, track supplier performance and commitments, and serve as the Hardware Control Account Manager.
Coordinate with engineering, supply chain, procurement, scrum teams, suppliers, and program leadership to communicate priorities, status, and issues and resolve technical questions.
Manage hardware execution and supplier performance by maintaining IBOM inputs, the Industrial Kanban board, supplier status meetings, QN/ESRI backlog, and purchase-order activities.
Provide supplier downselect recommendations to the CIPT based on program requirements and supplier performance.
Manage ZPMs, URs, STOs, ERRs, NSE maturity, and the drawing and part-definition release train to deliver product definition to the supply chain at the committed cadence.
Coordinate cross-functional issue resolution and risk management with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and suppliers; develop QN dispositions, identify module- and part-level risks and gaps, and establish mitigation and gap-closure plans.
Develop and execute industrial recovery plans for hardware or supplier schedule delays, including actions, owners, and due dates.
Work directly with suppliers and manufacturers to resolve technical and manufacturing challenges and drive commitments to closure.
Provide technical leadership and communicate program execution status across cross-functional teams.
Prepare and present hardware status, risks, delivery forecasts, and recovery plans at executive reviews when projected hardware delivery does not support program needs.

Benefits

Eligible for relocation.
9/80 work schedule.
Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability benefits.
401(k) match.
Flexible spending accounts.
Flexible work schedules.
Employee assistance program.
Employee Scholar Program.
Parental leave.
Paid time off and holidays.
May be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage.