Senior Structures Engineer (Onsite) P3

Date Posted:

2023-12-19

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW100: East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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?

What You Will Do

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). You are 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.  You'll 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.

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.
• Travel: Less than 25%

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor's 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) school.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Qualifications We Prefer

• ABET 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

What We Offer

• Benefits
• Relocation Assistance

Learn More & Apply Now!

Engineering Support to Operations (ESTO)

• ESTO provides dedicated support by eliminating quality notifications, escapes, works stops and enabling producibility and delivery of legacy and new parts, assemblies, modules, and engines. ESTO covers all engine programs and part families, enabling engine deliveries, first piece reviews, first article inspections, analysis automation, process certification. ESTO also supports the Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) initiative in Operations. Technical disciplines in ESTO include Project Engineering, Mechanical Design, Structural Analysis, Product Definition, and Manufacturing Engineering.

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:
• Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance workers, as they are essential to the development of our engines.
• 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 position is open to internal applicants only within Pratt & Whitney.  To help shore up our military programs, we are looking to reallocate resources to USG direct charging roles and therefore consider this to be an internal to Pratt movement.  We may look to open these opportunities upon more broadly once we complete the initial Pratt talent moves.  

The salary range for this role is 77,000 USD - 163,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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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