Electric Propulsion Systems Engineer II (Onsite)

RTX • East Hartford, CT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Electric Propulsion Systems Engineer II role is part of Pratt & Whitney Engineering’s Electric Propulsion System Engineering group, which architects, designs, and develops hybrid-electric propulsion systems. The group works across control-system disciplines and engineering areas to develop, integrate, and certify subsystems and hardware for civil and military customers. Its work spans the system life cycle, including technology development, requirements interpretation and decomposition, hardware implementation oversight, compliance testing, and resolution of field issues. Engineers collaborate with industry partners, suppliers, and customers on system concept definition, integration, prototype testing, product design, certification, validation, technical proposals, cost estimates, and trade-off analysis.

The position focuses on aerospace electric powertrain systems. The selected candidate will begin in Pratt & Whitney’s Engineering Development Program, with three rotations of 12, 9, and 9 months, typically in distinct disciplines within the hiring department. The role is onsite in East Hartford, Connecticut, and may require travel up to 25% to support testing at Pratt & Whitney and partner sites in North America and Europe. U.S. citizenship is required because access to program information is restricted to U.S. citizens.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in engineering or physics by the start date.
• Experience with MATLAB and Simulink.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Experience may be gained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.
• Coursework or work experience in power electronics, electric machines, high-voltage systems, and high-power protection systems.
• Experience designing electronic hardware for aerospace applications.
• General knowledge of batteries and other energy storage systems.
• Broad familiarity with military or commercial gas turbine engine and air-cycle system design, development, and validation.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering for electric powertrain systems used in aerospace electric propulsion.
• Develop electrical system and subsystem requirements to meet platform-level objectives.
• Model electric powertrain systems at varying levels of fidelity to inform designs and processes.
• Design electrical system protections, including protection strategies, trip-curve and selectivity analysis, insulation coordination, and failure analysis.
• Develop integrated electric-system verification and validation plans.
• Analyze simulation and test data and present and visualize results for an audience.
• Travel, up to 25%, to support electric powertrain subsystem and electrified engine testing at Pratt & Whitney and partner sites in North America and Europe.
• Support electric propulsion system concept definition, integration, prototype testing, product detail design, certification, validation, proposals, cost estimates, and trade-off analysis as part of the EPSE group.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 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
• Holidays
• Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, subject to eligibility and program conditions

What This Job Offers

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