Principal Engineer - Carbon Seal Design & Analysis (P4) - Onsite

RTX•East Hartford, CT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future. At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond? Pratt & Whitney is seeking an experienced Principal Engineer, Carbon Seal Design & Analysis, with strong leadership, analytical, and design skills to support the Components Analytical Group within the Mechanical Systems Externals and Nacelles (MSEN) Module Center.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced degree in Engineering and 5 years of relevant experience.
Relevant experience includes Engineering experience in Aerospace Design or Analysis.
U.S. Citizen - U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degrees in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering.
Aerospace industry experience involving gas turbine engine bearings and seals design, analysis, and testing.
Ability to effectively lead, communicate, influence, and coordinate across teams in strategic projects and initiatives.
Organizational and project management experience; PMP certification.
Continuous improvement experience, and/or LEAN, CORE, ACE, Six-Sigma training.
Willingness to mentor and provide technical guidance to the team, including junior engineers.
Experience with NX, MATLAB, ANSYS, and/or Python.
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance or an active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance.

Responsibilities

Design and analysis of carbon seals, rolling element bearings, including validation and project-related activity for commercial and military P&W gas turbine engines.
Team leadership with a strong emphasis on proficiency development, employee engagement, technology advancement, and requirements management.
Routine supplier, customer, and P&W discipline interaction to perform and manage design, analysis, validation, and production of new and legacy bearing and seal-related components.
Failure mode investigation and analysis using P&W root cause and corrective action methods and tools.
Field support with customers and suppliers involving new designs, rig testing, and investigations.
Continuous improvement of engineering standard work, including development of tools to support new technologies and advance analytical substantiation, and regular involvement and contributions to other P&W process improvement efforts.
Mentor and train engineers using best practices related to bearing and seal design and analysis.
Routine presentation of design and analytical results to the customer and executive management.