Principal Structures Engineer P4 (Onsite)

RTX•East Hartford, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Aftermarket & Sustainment Engineering (ASE) is looking for a Principal Structures Engineer for the Commercial Major Rotating Parts Structures team. This position involves analyzing repairs to ensure they meet original equipment manufacturing (OEM) requirements, supporting customer safety, cost, and reliability objectives. ASE Structures is uniquely linked between the engine development / certification and aftermarket and field support engine life cycles. This results in our repairs having a direct impact on the bottom line of Pratt & Whitney’s maintenance repair and overhaul revenue. The Principal Structures Engineer closely interacts with fellow ASE engineers from structures, design, project, and program, along with other module center engineers from the CIPT and design metallurgy, among others, to develop technical data to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost requirements. The ASE Structures organization strongly values coaching and mentoring of all engineers, regardless of individual’s experience. This role also has an active role in the development of others as well as themselves. Travel for this role is up to 10%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
8 years of engineering experience or 5 years with an advanced degree
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

Fluent in ANSYS or other FEA software.
Awareness of manufacturing and/or repair processes.
Strong understanding of low cycle fatigue and fatigue and fracture analysis theory and applications.
Experience using Pratt & Whitney/industry lifing systems: PWLIFE, ARLS, or crack growth (SURCK, Darwin, Franc3D) systems a plus.
Background in turbomachinery.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the structural assessments of repairs to commercial engine hot and cold section rotating components.
Knowledge of Integrated Product Development (IPD), Structures Engineering Knowledge System (EKS), and the Product Design Review process.
Coordinate structural analysis requirements for repairs with other ASE technical disciplines and module centers/ Component Integrated Product Teams (CIPTs).
Provide technical coaching and mentoring to entry level and earlier career structures engineers.
Participate on multi-disciplinary teams to provide design solutions that meet design and life requirements.
Work independently on structural analysis solutions when historical solutions are not available or applicable. Analysis may include both classical methods and/or detailed Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
Coordinate with others to advance the technology and improve engineering standard work processes/methods, plus document and present results to management and customers.
Primary focal for structural analysis memos (SAMs) and provide structures review/approval for all repair documents.