Senior Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineering (Hybrid)
About The Position
This Repair Design Engineer (RDE) position is part of the Aftermarket & Sustainment Engineering (ASE) Military Repairs group at Pratt & Whitney. The engineer develops repairs and tooling for military engine programs, including qualifying repair tooling, supporting repair-source qualifications, facilitating government approval, and coordinating with repair sources and government resources. The position participates in a multidisciplinary team to establish repair design requirements and ensure repairs are safe, durable, and aligned with current procedures and quality requirements. It involves researching component operating environments and functionality, understanding interactions with mating parts, and developing strategies to return damaged parts to service. The engineer creates technical documentation that defines and substantiates repair requirements and procedures, works with technical and program management to understand priorities and program issues, supports supplier and overhaul-depot audits, and helps the U.S. Air Force resolve field supportability issues. The role also provides engineering input to other departments, communicates program status and risks involving schedule, budget, and metrics, and leads the use of standard work procedures and CORE tools to support continuous improvement. It requires constructive relationships with peers and internal and external customers, and travel of up to 10%. English proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking is required when communicating with English-only customers, coworkers, or supervisors. The position is hybrid, with regular work both onsite and offsite.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.
- Five years of engineering experience, or an advanced degree with three years of engineering experience.
- U.S. citizenship is required for access to information under this program or contract.
- English reading, writing, and speaking proficiency is required when communicating with customers, coworkers, or supervisors who only speak English.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with NX and ANSYS.
- Experience with Teamcenter or other PLM systems.
- Exposure to cost and schedule management or team leadership.
- Prior aerospace or related-field job experience.
- Experience collaborating with the defense industry, airframers, or airliners to resolve technical issues.
- Understanding of technical processes and design requirements for multiple gas turbine hardware types, including internal, external, static, or rotating hardware.
- Experience with manufacturing processes such as machining, plating, plasma spray, welding, or brazing.
- Experience leading teams, creating schedules, and managing numerous projects.
- Participation in CORE efforts.
- Familiarity with AS9100 or other Quality Management System standards.
Responsibilities
- Develop repairs and tooling for military engine programs.
- Develop and qualify tooling required to execute repairs.
- Support repair-source qualifications and facilitate government approval.
- Interact directly with government resources and coordinate with repair sources.
- Establish repair design requirements as part of a multidisciplinary team, ensuring repairs are safe, durable, and meet current procedures and quality requirements.
- Research component operating environments and functionality, interactions with mating parts, and strategies to return damaged parts to service.
- Create technical documentation that specifies and substantiates repair requirements and procedures.
- Interface with technical and program management to secure priorities and understand programmatic issues.
- Support audits at suppliers and overhaul depots (MRO).
- Support the U.S. Air Force in resolving field supportability issues.
- Provide engineering input to other departments on repair designs, tasks, or assignments.
- Communicate program status and risks related to schedule, budget, and metrics such as cost, weight, and performance to department leadership and management.
- Lead the use of standard work procedures and CORE tools to promote continuous improvement during the part life cycle.
- Build and sustain effective working relationships with peers and internal and external customers.
- Travel up to 10%.
Benefits
- Employee Scholar Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
