Prin Eng, Design Engrg (Onsite)
About The Position
Pratt & Whitney, part of RTX, is hiring a Principal Engineer in Design Engineering to support aircraft engine component design across the design cycle, from preliminary and detailed design through validation, manufacturing, and operational service. The role may involve components within the Fan/low-pressure compressor and/or high-pressure compressor modules, including rotors, airfoils, cases, frames, and kinematics. The engineer will support existing installed MCE fleets by improving component commonality and optimization, while expanding repairability and maintainability for customers and MRO facilities. The role also supports investigation, testing, and verification of field issues, and contributes to consistent procedures and standard work across the organization. The position is part of Compression Systems Engineering, which designs, develops, and supports fans and low- and high-pressure compressors for commercial and military engine models, and identifies and matures new technologies. The position is onsite in Middletown, Connecticut. U.S. citizenship is required; no security clearance is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 8 or more years of mechanical design engineering experience, or an advanced degree with 5 or more years of experience.
- Experience with hardware, reading blueprints, and manufacturing methods.
- Experience with engineering standard work and Class I and/or Class II EC processes.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
Nice To Haves
- Master of Science in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience with a fault tree investigation tool.
- Proficiency in Teamcenter and NX.
Responsibilities
- Provide design support across all phases of the design cycle, from preliminary and detailed design through validation, manufacturing, and operational service.
- Work on component designs within Fan/low-pressure compressor and/or high-pressure compressor modules, including rotors, airfoils, cases, frames, and kinematics.
- Support installed MCE fleets through enhanced component commonality and optimization to meet business and customer needs.
- Expand repairability and maintainability for customers and MRO facilities.
- Work with quality clinics and related departments to support testing and verification of field issues.
- Design and implement common procedures and standard work to improve organizational efficiency and quality.
- Develop data, layouts, sketches, and notes to present design proposals.
- Design and review component layouts, calculate detail-component stack-ups, and perform major cost studies involving new or existing details and marked prints with supporting documentation.
- Resolve difficult-to-complex design problems and review completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, standards and specification compliance, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning.
- Coordinate interrelated designs with other engineering personnel to ensure project completion.
- Provide technical leadership on integrated product teams and, when required, train less experienced engineers to help them diagnose and solve problems.
Benefits
- Relocation eligibility.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- 401(k) match.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Employee assistance program.
- Employee Scholar Program.
- Parental leave.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
