Principal Thermal Process Manufacturing Engineer (Onsite)

RTX • Columbus, GA

93d • $101,000 - $203,000

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. Are you ready to go beyond? Columbus Forge, a recognized leader in producing disks for the aerospace propulsion market, is looking for a Principal Thermal Process Manufacturing Engineer to support the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (material science, mechanical, manufacturing) or other closely related technical or physical science disciplines, combined with 8 or more years of relevant experience OR an advanced degree combined with 5 or more years of relevant experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

• Masters Degree in Material Science Engineering

Responsibilities

• Evaluate controlled isothermal forging and heat treat process excursions to acceptance criteria (metchems).
• Assist in root cause investigations for process excursions, interfacing directly with press operators, heat treat operators, supervisors, manufacturing engineers, maintenance, and operations leadership.
• Pull and analyze data (time, temperature, strain rate) for isothermal forge processes and heat treat processes.
• Examine testing results for mechanical properties (creep, tensile, stress rupture) and non-destructive testing (grainsize, etch, fpi, sonic inspection).
• Develop knowledge of alloy specifications and heat treat specifications.
• Execute automated metchem project at forge presses, including defining data to be collected, aligning press data, standardizing data collection, developing and testing auto metchem algorithm, and HMI development.
• Work to develop automated paretos of metchem causes to help identify top drivers.
• Partner with forge and heat treat process manufacturing engineers to work projects to improve process capability and reduce excursions.
• Attend daily and weekly meetings with materials and operations to ensure prioritization aligns with production schedules and to report status.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 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
• Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees