Supplier Manufacturing Engineer; Onsite

Overview

Pratt & Whitney is working to transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines. This position is within Pratt & Whitney’s Connecticut based Global Supply Chain Machine and Fabrications product center. The manufacturing engineer will support part manufacturing in our supplier base as we ramp production on our Geared Turbo Fan and F135 engine programs along with delivering spare parts for our legacy military and commercial engines.

This position is for an experienced engineer to provide guidance and expertise at our various suppliers producing the various Hot/Cold Section Module Suppliers.

This role is onsite at PW100:
East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 USA.

• Support suppliers various manufacturing processing and methods required to manufacture complex jet engine parts.
• Support suppliers with manufacturing methods and processes necessary for machining, sheet metal, forming, forging and processing on complex engine parts.
• Provide manufacturing producibility input to designs and part family process standards.
• Identify and address long term recommendations that will lead to a reduction in throughput times and increase quality.
• Evaluate supplier manufacturing readiness and proactively support and resolve readiness issues.
• Identify & implement supplier process improvements that increase output and reduce overall costs, including automation and robotics.
• Review process yields and rates, and make suggestions for improvement.
• Participate on manufacturing reviews, transitions, new product introduction reviews, and manufacturing standard work improvements.
• Provide manufacturing process options, propose trade studies, evaluate manufacturing process maturity.
• Evaluate tooling, special test and inspections concepts and equipment.
• Participate in lean manufacturing initiatives that support continuous process improvement.
• Provide urgent manufacturing support for critical supply issues and troubleshooting quality issues and assist suppliers with root cause and corrective actions.
• Have a working knowledge of improving manufacturing processes with utilizing manufacturing readiness level (MRL) tools such as PFMEA, Process Control Plan, Yield Curve, etc.
• Up to 30% travel (domestic and international).

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field and 8 years of experience; or an advanced degree with 5 years of experience.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

This role is Onsite
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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.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 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…