Military Engines Repair Design Engineer I (Onsite)

Pratt & Whitney•Oklahoma City, OK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, is seeking a Military Repair Design Engineer I to join the Military Repair Engineering Group at Pratt & Whitney. This group provides repair design, program management, tool development, source demonstration, and project engineering support for Pratt & Whitney military engines. The role involves executing assigned tasks, researching operating environments and component functionality, developing repair strategies, and creating technical documents for repairs. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including design, structures, and validation, as well as interact with the Program Management Office and Tinker AFB repair development teams. This position is crucial for delivering repairs to committed timelines across various military engine programs such as F135, F119, F100, F117, and TF33. Approximately 10% travel is anticipated.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering obtained by start date.
Experience reading and interpreting engineering part drawings.
Minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA.
Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

Gas Turbine machinery and/or manufacturing experience.
Demonstrated organization skills and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple complex tasks.
Prior RTX internship, co-op, or work experience.

Responsibilities

Execute assigned tasks to meet schedule requirements.
Research operating environments and functionality of components, interactions with mating parts.
Develop strategies which will return damaged parts back to service.
Create technical documents that provide engineering requirements for repairs.
Research and review source processes for alignment to published technical data.
Collaborate with other Repair Design Engineers (RDE) for repairs and engage with repair process audits as needed.
Interact with fully cross-functional teams to develop issue resolution strategies that will meet quality standards and customer needs.
Lead or participate in weekly status level reviews to communicate issue status, next steps, risks to schedule, and potential corrective actions.
Prepare and present in customer repair status meetings, progress against plan and commitments.
Facilitate the development and qualification of repair tools.
Create or revise Engineering Standard of Work (EKS) in accordance with latest process requirements, as required.
Participate in the prototyping of new repairs and tooling as needed.
Collaborate with all vested parties to assure on time task delivery.
Work closely with a fully cross functional team, such as design, structures, part family leads, tooling, and validation, to deliver repair capability to our military customers.
Collaborate with the Program Management Office, the Military Repair Council, and Tinker AFB repair development teams to create repair related technical documentation.