Durability Environmental Effects Focal Sr. Engineer P3 (Onsite)

RTX•East Hartford, CT

10d•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
5 years of engineering experience with a Bachelor’s degree or 3 years of engineering with an advanced degree
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

Background in Aero Thermal Sciences with concentration in heat transfer and fluid dynamics.
Knowledge of gaspath hardware failure modes and mission life modeling for typical limiting modes such as oxidation, creep, corrosion and TMF.
Knowledge of manufacturing processes, such as, investment casting, laser and EDM hole drilling, airflow, metallic and ceramic coatings
Dirt/Particulate transport characterization and interaction with turbine hardware.

Responsibilities

Support various Durability CIPT product teams in addressing business critical challenges related to hardware environmental exposure.
Collaborate across disciplines and with HSE Methods team to environmental exposure tool sets requirement, inputs and outputs in alignment with the vision for Durability Design System.
Contribute to define road-map for future models for environmental interaction with engine components.
Identify gaps in existing environmental exposure predictive tools and collaborate with data acquisition teams to define test plans to bridge the gaps.
Develop standard best practice for utilization and interpretation of CFD-based particle tracking models to evaluate hot section components.
Develop, manage, validate and calibrate predictive models of environmental exposure interactions with engine components.
Develop validation plans for environmental effects on engine components and support environmental rig and engine testing.
Track fleet hardware environmental exposure and review environmental impacts on fielded engine hardware.
Benchmark data and best practices from academia, government, industry.