Adaptive Engines Industrial Engineer (Onsite)

RTX • East Hartford, CT

5d • $86,800 - $165,200 • 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, with domestic travel of up to 10%. The role supports hardware execution and supplier performance, product-definition release, cross-functional risk management, and recovery planning. The employee serves as the Hardware Control Account Manager and communicates execution status, risks, delivery forecasts, and recovery plans to cross-functional and executive audiences.

The position offers experience in advanced aerospace materials, designs, and hardware for next-generation military engines; Externals hardware; concept and detail design; Agile hardware development; and cross-functional technical leadership and supplier collaboration. The role is eligible for relocation and follows a 9/80 work schedule. An active and existing DoD Secret security clearance is required after day one, and U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Requirements

• A 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; only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.
• An active and existing DoD Secret security 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, schedule visibility, risk tracking, supplier performance, and commitments; serve as the Hardware Control Account Manager.
• Coordinate with engineering, supply chain, procurement, scrum teams, suppliers, and program leadership to communicate clearly, resolve technical questions, and align on priorities, status, and issues.
• 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/part-definition release train to ensure product definition reaches 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 when hardware or supplier performance falls behind schedule, defining 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.
• Potential eligibility for 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.
• Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level