Product Manufacturing Engineer (Onsite)

RTX•Columbus, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Pratt & Whitney’s Columbus Forge Blades Module Center (CFB) is seeking an experienced Product Manufacturing Engineer to support manufacturing operations and drive process improvement. This role focuses on enhancing the company’s quality and delivery signature by utilizing quality metrics and MRL elements such as PFMEA, Control Plan & Gage R&R. The Product Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for a specific part or part family, providing support to both internal shop operations and potentially supply chain components. This role involves identifying and implementing manufacturing process improvements across multiple process steps within the full manufacturing value stream of assigned parts. As a key member of the Integrated Product Team (IPT) and the primary manufacturing point of contact (POC) for a specific part family, the engineer will collaborate with Process Manufacturing Engineers, Design Engineers, Project Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Structural Engineers to meet customer delivery commitments.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Manufacturing Engineering or a related engineering degree and 5 or more years of experience in an engineering, manufacturing operations, quality or related field OR a Master’s degree in Engineering and minimum of 3 years’ experience in an engineering, manufacturing operations, quality or related field.
Experience project managing multiple competing priorities simultaneously.
Experience reading and interpreting blueprints.
Demonstrated technical proficiency in complex manufacturing activities.
Demonstrated proficiency leading and managing a portfolio of cross functional projects.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma project leadership/management/coaching experience preferred.
Experience in project management tools like MS Projects.
Previous experience with PW software tools like Solumina, and SAP.
Experience in using UG/NX, and Team Center software suites.
Experience in using Minitab and other statistical software for analysis.

Responsibilities

Identify, track, and coordinate execution of projects that support reducing Cost of Poor Quality, and improve operational capacity using project management skills in a multi-disciplined environment.
Drive targeted manufacturing process optimization activities using Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) tools such as Process Flow Diagram, PFMEA, Process Control Plans, Measurement Systems Analysis, Yield & Cost curves, etc.
Drive Key Product Characteristics (KPC) Management and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) elements for increasing First Pass Yield across the Manufacturing Value Stream.
Identify & implement process optimization & process control methods to eliminate quality turn backs/escapes and reduce overall product costs through the specific process.
Perform Root cause analysis and corrective actions on non-conforming products for responsible processes using statistical analysis tools and other methods as necessary.
Support the project pipeline process to select, prioritize and scope projects to business objectives, integrated with other continuous improvement activities and ACE/CORE initiatives.
Schedule and facilitate periodic project reviews and ensure validation.
Use effective scorecards and metrics to ensure progress.
Lead significant projects critical to improve manufacturing process capability & quality performance through the assigned processes.