GTF 24K Program Fleet Chief (Onsite)
About The Position
The GTF 24K Program Fleet Chief is a highly visible, critical role in the Pratt & Whitney GTF 24K Regional Jet Program Office within Commercial Engines. The position manages and improves the safety and reliability of the PW1500G engine on the Airbus A220 and the PW1900G engine on the Embraer E2. It requires extensive collaboration with Customer Business, Engineering, Aftermarket, and other organizations, and serves as a core member of the GTF 24K Integrated Program Management Team (IPMT). The role develops and executes fleet management strategies to meet program safety, reliability, and performance targets. It leads cross-functional fleet processes and projects, communicates with airline and airframer customers, and supports program decisions involving engineering changes, fleet planning, safety risk analysis, and aftermarket trends. The position is onsite in East Hartford, Connecticut.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 12 years of experience in Fleet Management, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or Industrial Engineering; or a master's degree and 10 years of relevant experience.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.
- Strong business and engineering acumen.
- Ability to influence across teams without direct authority.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering or Business.
- Project Management or PMP certification.
- Program Management or Fleet Management experience.
- History of interfacing with customers and executive leadership.
Responsibilities
- Develop, communicate, implement, and execute fleet management strategies to drive PW1500G and PW1900G fleet safety, reliability, and performance to program targets.
- Monitor key fleet metrics, including IFSD rate, UER rate, Dispatch Reliability rate, and Shop Visit rate.
- Partner with the Customer Business Organization to develop airframer and airline customer messaging, including customer conferences and communications as needed.
- Lead the in-service IPMT while partnering with CTS on critical safety metrics, shop visit and dispatch reliability trends, and the status of critical fleet management execution activity.
- Support the Engineering Change process as a quorum approver, ensuring appropriate Service Bulletin categorization and alignment of industrial, technical data, and material requirements.
- Collaborate with Customer Business, Engineering, CTS, and Aftermarket on fleet strategy, removal forecasts, and induction planning.
- Support the program's Safety Risk Analysis cadence and approvals, as well as related fleet planning.
- Analyze fleet and aftermarket trends to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Lead cross-functional processes and projects aligned with fleet retrofit priorities.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize process and system efficiency and quality in support of organizational and product goals.
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
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
