Durability Environmental Effects Focal Sr. Engineer P3 (Onsite)
About The Position
The Durability Environmental Effects Focal Sr. Engineer supports Durability CIPT product teams in addressing business-critical challenges related to hardware environmental exposure. The role collaborates across disciplines and with the HSE Methods team to define requirements, inputs, and outputs for environmental exposure tool sets in alignment with the Durability Design System vision. The engineer contributes to the roadmap for future models of environmental interaction with engine components; identifies gaps in predictive tools and works with data acquisition teams to develop test plans; and establishes best practices for using and interpreting CFD-based particle-tracking models for hot-section components. The role also develops, manages, validates, and calibrates predictive models, plans and supports environmental rig and engine testing, tracks fleet hardware exposure, reviews environmental impacts on fielded engine hardware, and benchmarks data and practices from academia, government, and industry. This is an onsite role with Pratt & Whitney’s Hot Section Engineering organization in East Hartford, Connecticut. Hot Section Engineering handles the design, development, technology maturation, and in-service support of engine hot-section components and associated fuel systems across military, commercial, and industrial engine models and radial auxiliary power units.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
- Five years of engineering experience with a bachelor’s degree, or three years of engineering experience with an advanced degree or a PhD.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under the program or 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, and metallic and ceramic coatings.
- Experience or knowledge in dirt/particulate transport characterization and interaction with turbine hardware.
Responsibilities
- Support Durability CIPT product teams in addressing business-critical hardware environmental exposure challenges.
- Collaborate across disciplines and with the HSE Methods team to define environmental exposure tool-set requirements, inputs, and outputs in alignment with the Durability Design System vision.
- Contribute to the roadmap for future models of 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 those gaps.
- Develop standard best practices for utilizing and interpreting 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, and industry.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- 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; payments are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
