Product Engineering Manager – Turbine Airfoils – Asheville
About The Position
Pratt & Whitney Hot Section Engineering team is seeking a goal-oriented, detail-focused Product engineering leader to build, lead and develop a cross-discipline team of engineers at our airfoil manufacturing facility in Asheville, North Carolina (AVL). This Associate Director position will be responsible for the engineering support for the Asheville casting and machining product line, including technical leadership and production support. The team under this engineering manager position supports the full life cycle of the parts produced in the AVL plant including: executing key deliverables supporting producibility improvements, non-conformance dispositions, response to field events and investigations, identification of product improvement changes and execution of class I ECs. You will support both existing products in the value stream and any new product design technologies. This position will be responsible for integration between the module-owning Component Integrated Product Teams (CIPTs), the part responsible Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Engineering Support to Operations (ESTO), Asheville Operations, and Quality. Additionally, this Hot Section Engineering (HSE) manager position will be strongly connected to the (HSE) Turbine Airfoil discipline leadership and discipline chiefs that are based in East Hartford CT. That connectivity will be for multiple reasons including things like: Technical Capability advancement of the cross-discipline team members in AVL, for keeping our product design standard work aligned with field findings and for incorporation of manufacturing learning captured into our Product Standards. This position will also be responsible for engineering support of Model Based Definition, Manufacture and Inspection (MBDMI) to enable deployment at Asheville.
Requirements
- BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field with 12+ years of relevant work experience OR an advanced degree in a related field, with 10+ years of work experience
- Product Design Experience required, including team leadership roles with Production Introduction, and Product Life Cycle responsibilities.
- Work experience to include the aerospace and/ or aerospace manufacturing industry.
- US Citizenship is required, per government contracts.
Nice To Haves
- Broad understanding of Turbine airfoil design and manufacturing (casting, machining, coating), with 5+ years relevant experience
- Proven track record of leadership, innovation, and initiative.
- Supervisory experience of Product Design team members
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to all levels of the organization
- Project management experience with demonstrated ability to coordinate across multiple engineering disciplines and manufacturing.
- The ability to build positive relationships across the internal customer base
- Master's Degree in Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Build, lead and develop a cross-discipline team of engineers at our airfoil manufacturing facility in Asheville, North Carolina (AVL).
- Responsible for the engineering support for the Asheville casting and machining product line, including technical leadership and production support.
- Support the full life cycle of the parts produced in the AVL plant including: executing key deliverables supporting producibility improvements, non-conformance dispositions, response to field events and investigations, identification of product improvement changes and execution of class I ECs.
- Support both existing products in the value stream and any new product design technologies.
- Responsible for integration between the module-owning Component Integrated Product Teams (CIPTs), the part responsible Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Engineering Support to Operations (ESTO), Asheville Operations, and Quality.
- Responsible for engineering support of Model Based Definition, Manufacture and Inspection (MBDMI) to enable deployment at Asheville.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- Short-term disability, long-term disability and parental leave
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program (No waiting period!)
- Paid time off including: 3 weeks of vacation, 5 personal sick days, 3 unpaid days for unique situations at supervisor discretion, and 12 paid government holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
