Finish End Manufacturing 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 into 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? What You Will Do: Pratt & Whitney is seeking a proactive and goal-oriented professional for a Finish End Process Manufacturing Engineer role in the Hot Section Module Center turbine blades business unit. This position would require that the candidate provides technical ownership of a variety of processes in a unionized aerospace manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for process development, sustainment, and continuous improvement while working in partnership with represented hourly employees, operations leadership, and other supporting organizations. Processes involved with this position include peen finishing, balance inspections, robotic deburr, and robot controlled flush systems. This is an exciting opportunity to learn many skills! Finish End Manufacturing Engineer's responsibilities include: Develop, optimize, and sustain shot peen, robotic deburr, and robotic flush processes for turbine blade airfoil components. Own advanced inspection processes (blade measured length, moment weight, frequency mode analysis) to ensure world class quality blades are delivered to engine assembly. Provide on-floor technical support and troubleshooting in collaboration with operations. Create, maintain, and improve PFMEA and control plans for various processes. Lead process capability improvements, scrap reduction, and yield improvement initiatives. Author and maintain process work instructions for robust processing standards. Support new product introduction (NPI) and process qualification activities. Partner with Quality Engineering to ensure compliance with AS9100, and internal standards Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action implementation. Identify & implement process optimization & control methods to eliminate/prevent quality turn backs /escapes and reduce overall product costs. Use statistical analysis tools to perform Root cause analysis and corrective actions on non-conforming product. Self-discipline to work collaboratively and independently, follow-through to fully document problem statements, observations, conclusions, calculations, and recommendations. Lead significant projects critical to improve manufacturing process capability & quality performance. Participate in manufacturing process councils that drive systemic process improvements through baselining current process performance and developing continuous improvement actions to improve process standards. Drive manufacturing process technology development, including process modeling, through identification of opportunities to advancing MRL through to production implementation. Participate in manufacturing reviews, cold starts, new product introduction and manufacturing standard work improvements. Manage yield improvements and new geometry introduction, while working on Identify lead-time/cost reduction & waste elimination opportunities in the supply base. What You Will Learn Exciting manufacturing processes and techniques developed by P&W for the production of turbine blades. Siemens NX modeling, including the opportunity to advance process modeling methods. Technical and effective work instruction creation to enable robust process. Aerospace quality standards and procedures critical to controlling world class product. Statistical understanding of process control and capability. P&W provides multiple resources to advance an engineers Six Sigma journey.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in engineering required w/ 2+ years’ experience.
Preference: Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Metallurgical Engineering or Material Science
US Citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

GD&T, blueprint reading
Siemens NX – Drafting, modeling, CAM
Tool design
Statistical Process Control
Strong Project Management skills
Lean Manufacturing, ACE, CORE, Six Sigma, Red X, RCCA, problem solving, process control methodologies
Process knowledge
NDT inspection techniques (FPI, X-ray).
General knowledge of NC machines, spindles, axis, drives, scales (FANUC or Siemens)
Technical writing, communications skills
J/C Export Control Knowledge

Responsibilities

Develop, optimize, and sustain shot peen, robotic deburr, and robotic flush processes for turbine blade airfoil components.
Own advanced inspection processes (blade measured length, moment weight, frequency mode analysis) to ensure world class quality blades are delivered to engine assembly.
Provide on-floor technical support and troubleshooting in collaboration with operations.
Create, maintain, and improve PFMEA and control plans for various processes.
Lead process capability improvements, scrap reduction, and yield improvement initiatives.
Author and maintain process work instructions for robust processing standards.
Support new product introduction (NPI) and process qualification activities.
Partner with Quality Engineering to ensure compliance with AS9100, and internal standards
Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
Identify & implement process optimization & control methods to eliminate/prevent quality turn backs /escapes and reduce overall product costs.
Use statistical analysis tools to perform Root cause analysis and corrective actions on non-conforming product.
Self-discipline to work collaboratively and independently, follow-through to fully document problem statements, observations, conclusions, calculations, and recommendations.
Lead significant projects critical to improve manufacturing process capability & quality performance.
Participate in manufacturing process councils that drive systemic process improvements through baselining current process performance and developing continuous improvement actions to improve process standards.
Drive manufacturing process technology development, including process modeling, through identification of opportunities to advancing MRL through to production implementation.
Participate in manufacturing reviews, cold starts, new product introduction and manufacturing standard work improvements.
Manage yield improvements and new geometry introduction, while working on Identify lead-time/cost reduction & waste elimination opportunities in the supply base.