F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) Program Chief Engineer (Onsite)

RTX • East Hartford, CT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Pratt & Whitney is seeking an engineering leader for its Military Engines Engineering organization to provide strategic and technical leadership for F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) engineering activities. The role works closely with the F135 Program Chief Engineer team, F135 Program Office, Integrated Product Management Teams, and cross-functional engineering and operations organizations. The chief engineer will ensure the ECU program executes its Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase and achieves compliance with requirements and on-time Initial Service Readiness.

The successful candidate will lead across organizational boundaries, address complex technical challenges, and represent engineering with internal stakeholders and external customers. The position is onsite in East Hartford, Connecticut, with a 10% domestic and international travel requirement. It requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; an active and existing Secret clearance is required after day one.

The salary range is $186,200–$353,800. The position may include relocation assistance and eligibility for benefits and incentive compensation, subject to position level and applicable business-unit terms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 14 or more years of relevant engineering experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and 12 or more years of relevant engineering experience.
• Relevant experience may include aerospace or propulsion engineering, systems engineering, engineering sustainment, lifecycle management, depot operations, or technical leadership of complex engineering programs.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; an active and existing clearance is required after day one.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Active U.S. Department of Defense security clearance.
• Experience in military engine, propulsion, aerospace, or defense engineering.
• Engineering development expertise with experience in validation, verification, or certification activities.
• Strong systems engineering and technical problem-solving skills, including experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Proven cross-functional leadership and influence across organizational boundaries with program leadership, operations, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Strategic leadership and strong customer focus, demonstrated alignment with the Pratt & Whitney Leadership Operating Model, and ability to navigate complex and ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership to the SIPT, CIPTs, and systems engineering teams to execute the F135 ECU development program.
• Lead development engineering activities through participation in PMTs and drive cross-functional alignment and resolution of complex technical issues affecting ECU validation, verification, and certification.
• Represent engineering on ECU-related topics with internal stakeholders, program leadership, and external customers.
• Partner with Operations, Programs, and the Department of War’s Joint Program Office to communicate and execute the program of record.
• Provide targeted leadership to high-priority, complex, ambiguous, and highly visible teams, projects, and initiatives.

Benefits

• Relocation package
• 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
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available depending on position level and applicable terms.

What This Job Offers

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