ASE Lead F135 Project Engineer (Onsite)

RTX•East Hartford, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building, and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country, or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference in shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future. At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond? The Military Aftermarket & Sustainment Engineering (ASE) Project team is looking for a highly motivated individual for the position of Lead F135 Project Engineer. In this role, you will work closely with the Programs and broader F135 Project and multi-disciplinary teams focused on sustainment of Pratt & Whitney F135 engines to identify required repairs, evaluate their cost effectiveness, complete repair task work scopes, manage schedules and mitigate risks during the repair development process. The successful candidate will be a talented, goal-oriented and focused team leader. This role will require someone who is good at communicating, mentoring, and coordinating multiple tasks. The selected individual will work closely with the Project Discipline Managers to develop and implement best practices across the team while providing overall leadership and ensuring repair deliveries are completed on schedule to support our customer commitments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8+ years of engineering experience or 5+ years of engineering experience with an advanced degree
US citizenship is required due to government program requirements
10% Travel

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated effectiveness in working across internal functions, organizations and management and with external customers
Success in managing schedules with the ability to drive projects to successful completion
Experience as a Repair Development Engineer or in another role related to military engine sustainment

Responsibilities

Primary interface with the F135 Programs team, focused on completion of repair deliveries in alignment with priorities while driving on-time delivery and reduced turnaround time for repair delivery execution
Manage F135 Repair Process inbox to ensure timely completion of request workflow processing to support repair development and data integrity across systems
Assist in workload management of F135 project team, mentoring and guiding less experienced team members on tool usage, best practices and project execution
Lead advancement of the project discipline and continuous improvement of Project Engineering tools and processes, including EKS development and revision
Develop technical task work scopes and create proposals for new task recommendations using Repair Assessment Work Sheet (RAW) and Cost Effectivity Analysis (CEA), as required
Identify and manage L3 task schedules and execute repair activity to committed timelines while engaging outside departments (CSE, HSE, EDSI, etc.) to ensure alignment between ASE’s repair tasks/proposals and external-departmental tasks
Work with Repair Design Engineers, and all disciplines (Structures, MPE, CAIPT/CIPT etc.), to address any issues that may delay task progression
Identify technical, financial and schedule risks and develop mitigation strategies, communicating to stakeholders and tracking to closure
Lead weekly module level reviews that identify current status, next steps, risks to schedule and mitigation plans
Prepare and present at Senior Management repair status meetings to update progress against plan and commitments