Finish End Manufacturing Engineer; Onsite

Overview

Location: US-CT-EAST HARTFORD-ETC ~ 400 Main St ~ BLDG ETC

Date Posted:

Country: United States of America

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

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. At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

Finish End Process Manufacturing Engineer – Hot Section Module Center turbine blades
. This position provides technical ownership of processes in a unionized aerospace manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include process development, sustainment, and continuous improvement while working with represented hourly employees, operations leadership, and other supporting organizations. Processes include peen finishing, balance inspections, robotic deburr, and robot controlled flush systems.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, optimize, and sustain shot peen, robotic deburr, and robotic flush processes for turbine blade airfoil components.
• Own advanced inspection processes (blade measured length, moment weight, frequency mode analysis) to ensure world class quality blades are delivered to engine assembly.
• Provide on-floor technical support and troubleshooting in collaboration with operations.
• Create, maintain, and improve PFMEA and control plans for various processes.
• Lead process capability improvements, scrap reduction, and yield improvement initiatives.
• Author and maintain process work instructions for robust processing standards.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) and process qualification activities.
• Partner with Quality Engineering to ensure compliance with AS9100 and internal standards.
• Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
• Identify & implement process optimization & control methods to eliminate/prevent quality turn backs/escapes and reduce overall product costs.
• Use statistical analysis tools to perform root cause analysis and corrective actions on non-conforming product.
• Collaborate and document problem statements, observations, conclusions, calculations, and recommendations.
• Lead significant projects to improve manufacturing process capability & quality performance.
• Participate in manufacturing process councils to drive systemic process improvements.
• Drive manufacturing process technology development and progression through MRL to production.
• Participate in manufacturing reviews, cold starts, NPI and standard work improvements.
• Manage yield improvements and new geometry introduction, identify lead-time/cost reduction & waste elimination opportunities in the supply base.

• Exciting manufacturing processes and techniques developed by P&W for turbine blade production.
• Siemens NX modeling, including process modeling methods.
• Technical and effective work instruction creation to enable robust processes.
• Aerospace quality standards and procedures critical to controlling world class product.
• Statistical understanding of process control and capability; resources to advance Six Sigma journey.

• A Bachelor's degree in engineering required with 2+ years’ experience.
• Preference:
  Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Metallurgical Engineering or Material Science
• U.S. Citizenship is required

• GD&T, blueprint reading
• Siemens NX – Drafting, modeling, CAM
• Tool design
• Statistical Process Control
• Stron…