Principal Design Engineer (Onsite)

RTX • Jupiter, FL

1d • $107,500 - $204,500 • Onsite

About The Position

Pratt & Whitney is seeking a goal-oriented, detail-focused Principal Design Engineer to support the Engineering Support to Operations (ESTO) team in West Palm Beach, Florida. This role supports commercial and military products through production support, quality corrective actions, engineering changes, cost reduction, and producibility improvements. The engineer will work across operations, quality, procurement, engineering SMEs, and outsource teams to resolve technical issues and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 8 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced degree in a related field with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Relevant experience in mechanical engineering, design, manufacturing, production support, or a related engineering discipline.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

• Aerospace industry experience in a design and/or manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with MS Office, SAP, Teamcenter, Unigraphics/NX, ANSYS, and classical engineering analysis methods.
• Understanding of aerospace hardware, engineering blueprints/drawings, and manufacturing methods.
• Experience with Quality Notifications, engineering changes, Cost of Poor Quality, or producibility improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, leadership, analytical, and cultural-awareness skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage corrective-action activities associated with Quality Notifications (QNs), cost reduction, and production support, driving issues through root-cause investigation and closure.
• Develop Class II engineering change packages using Pro-Cert methodology and data-driven decision-making to improve quality, cost, and producibility metrics.
• Lead Engineering First Piece Reviews at suppliers, Cost of Poor Quality and production improvement initiatives, identify process waste, and proactively eliminate recurring QNs and repeat analysis.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, procurement, engineering SMEs, outsource teams, and suppliers to develop and implement product and process improvements while strengthening technical execution.
• Prepare and present technical content and program status to CIPTs, CSE/ESTO management, and Program Management, while capturing lessons learned and supporting continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Eligible for Relocation.
• 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, and holidays.

What This Job Offers

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