Date Posted:
2023-07-16
Country:
United States of America
Location:
PW100: East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 USA
Position Role Type:
Unspecified
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.
Innovation through diversity of thought. At Pratt & Whitney, we believe diversity of thought enables creativity, innovation, and a foundation for inclusion. By fostering an inclusive culture, we accept a shared accountability and responsibility to recognize, sponsor, coach, hire and promote talent equally. We welcome our employees to be their whole - best - selves at work because trust, respect and integrity, are a part of our DNA.
At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?
Pratt & Whitney is seeking a Principal Structures Engineer to support our East Hartford, CT campus.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, deploy, and support world class efficient lifing systems & structural analysis tools to enable safe, reliable designs.
- Analysis, research & development of structural engineering specification involving metals, non-metallic or composite structural materials for product design, or operation of product to include structures, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and electronics, power plant, armament, heating & ventilating, equipment & maintenance designs.
- Analysis of damage tolerance, durability, design allowables and structural modeling. Specific structural engineering specialties may include: dynamics and loads, stability & stress fatigue, and thermal analysis.
- Pre/Post Test Data Processing & Fatigue Analysis Guidance, Vibration, Aeromechanic & Probabilistic Analysis Guidance. Material Characterization Planning, and High Cycle Fatigue Capability Definition & Application Guidance.
- Provide vibration, fatigue & fracture mechanics expertise to support internal & external customers on structural engineering of new designs, engine development plans, and production / field issues.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Materials Degree or in a related Engineering degree and 8+ years of prior structural engineering experience of new product designs (metals, non-metallic or composite structural materials), engine development plans, and/or production, OR
- Advanced Degree in a related field and 5+ years of prior years of prior structural engineering experience of new product designs (metals, non-metallic or composite structural materials), engine development plans, and/or production.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
- Travel up 5%
Preferred Qualifications:
- Lead technical small group meetings & may manage moderately sized projects or processes with moderate impact on the achievement of discipline results, and the ability to make moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of work area
- Coach, review, and delegate work to lower level professionals. Influences others regarding policies, practices & procedures.
- Actively participate in initiatives for continuous improvement using CORE tools and support AS9100 certification efforts. Become a CORE Apprentice.
- Capable of changing/adapting plans and communicating new plans, risk assessments and decisions to relevant parties.
Role Type: What is my role type?
In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment. This role is:
- Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. This means that responsibilities of the job need to be performed onsite on a regular basis.
Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.
This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award. ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.
RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
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