Date Posted:
2023-09-07
Country:
United States of America
Location:
PW100: East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 USA
Position Role Type:
Hybrid
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?
Job Description:
Are you looking to be a part of a dynamic cross-functional dynamic team with opportunities to develop your leadership skills? Pratt & Whitney Hot Section Engineering Support to Operations (HSE ESTO) is seeking a self-motivated and detail-focused Senior Structures Engineer to support any of the following: military exhaust, military and commercial diffusers, combustors, mid turbine frames and turbine exhaust cases. You will serve as the structures discipline focal point within integrated product teams (IPT). This engineer is expected to execute structural assessments and oversee day-to-day activities for production support, proactive producibility improvement tasks, supporting critical quality issues, supplier transitions, and Class 2 Engineering Changes. The candidate will have the opportunity to build proficiency, decision-making ability, and gain exposure to a variety of commercial and military hot section hardware. The ideal applicant must have strong interpersonal skills, effective written and verbal communication skills and be a cohesive and supportive teammate.
Role classification is Hybrid. A minimum 2-3 days/week on-site presence in East Hartford, CT, USA is required depending upon company needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsibility for the execution of quality non-conformance structural assessments of commercial & military hot section components using hand calculations, 2D and 3D finite element modeling, the latest P&W Engineering Standard Work, analytical tools, and engineering judgement.
- Take ownership of assigned tasks and drive timely execution by overseeing structural analyses to meet task and schedule requirements.
- Participate in cross-discipline integrated product teams to provide solutions that balance performance, cost, schedule, and quality requirements.
- Develop structural analysis solutions when historical solutions are not available or applicable.
- Oversee, support and mentor outsource engineers to maintain outsource technical quality and grow their proficiency
- Support proactive initiatives to improve producibility and reduce the cost of poor quality by initiating steps towards automation efforts within structural analysis processes and documentation to save time and increase quality.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and 5 years of Aerospace or Structural engineering experience or an advanced degree in Engineering and 3 years of Aerospace or Structural engineering experience from an ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited school.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
Preferred Qualifications:
- ABET accredited Mechanical or Aerospace engineering degree
- Experience with finite element analysis software and programing languages. Examples include ANSYS, APDL, Workbench, ABAQUS, PATRAN / NASTRAN, MATLAB, VBA, Python, C++, Fortran, NX Simcenter, NX Teamcenter and SAP.
- Experience with process improvement initiatives with the ability to propose innovative solutions to complex engineering trials.
- Demonstrated success working effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment
Travel: Less than 25%
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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