Sr. High Temperature Alloys Engineer - Onsite

RTX • East Hartford, CT

5d • Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Materials Science, Engineering, or Chemistry
• Minimum of 5 years relevant engineering experience or 3 years with an advanced degree (MS or Ph.D.)
• Must be a US Person/Permanent Resident "Green Card" holder.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with alloy development, characterization, and processing techniques for high temperature aerospace alloys.
• Familiarity with computational modeling tools to build and understand processing, structure, property relationships including mechanically and environmentally driven failure modes.
• Flexibility to adapt to fluid customer requirements, priorities, and schedules and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Self-motivation to help plan and execute required tasks and lead a team to achieve significant goals with little outside direction.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team with strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Execute defined projects focused on high temperature alloy development, characterization, and production implementation enabling new capabilities on current and future jet engines
• Provide engineering judgement and expertise to characterize, quantify, and understand material capabilities of legacy and novel alloys
• Projects will span new/repair technology development, engine safety, production support, and cost reduction amongst other business driven needs
• Collaborate with internal and external partners on multi-disciplinary teams to identify opportunities and create solutions to support business needs
• Work autonomously with limited oversight on projects that are difficult and complex
• Serve customers across the enterprise (supply chain, engine programs, advanced technology) to plan, execute, and report on technical research and development projects
• Communicate effectively across many levels of the organization to both internal and external stakeholders

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 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

What This Job Offers

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