Job Description

Date Posted: 2025-07-17

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

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:

None/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?

Pratt & Whitney Hot Section Engineering Support to Operations (HSE ESTO) is seeking a goal oriented, detail-focused Senior Design Engineer to work for our Turbine Airfoil Design Team. In this role, the selected candidate will be involved with various production support activities related to military and commercial blades and vanes.

What You Will Do:

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams including employees from operations, quality, procurement, and engineering discipline Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to drive root cause investigations, develop associated corrective actions, and implement product and process improvements.

• Develop Class II engineering change packages to improve quality, cost and producibility metrics.

• Incorporate Pro-Cert methodology and data driven decision making into Class II process.

• Lead Cost of Poor-Quality initiatives and producibility improvement tasks.

• Identify areas of waste within production support process. Continue to challenge current process and procedures to identify areas for improvement.

• Lead efforts to eliminate repeat analysis through proactively addressing repeat quality notifications (QNs).

• Capture ESTO producibility lessons learned. Drive continuous improvement into product development cycle and design of next generation hardware. 

• Prepare and present status and technical content to Component Integrated Product Team (CIPT) and HSE/ESTO management.

• Travel 10%

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering

• 5 years of engineering experience, OR an Advanced Degree with 3 years engineering experience.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen. This position may require access to systems/tools that are restricted to individuals who possess US citizenship.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience in the design of gas turbine airfoils is highly preferred

• Experience working in the Aerospace Industry in a manufacturing environment.

• Experience with MS Office, Teamcenter, SAP, Unigraphics.

What We Offer:

• Benefits

Learn More & Apply Now!

Department/Segment Overview :

What is your 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.

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 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 Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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