Director, MB-DMI & MES (Onsite)

Prattwhitney; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 186,000 - 354,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) match

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney, a leading aerospace manufacturer, seeks a Director for MB-DMI & MES to drive the enterprise digital thread across manufacturing sites. This role reports to Digital Ops & Industry 4.0 leadership and leads a multidisciplinary team to deliver strategic modernization initiatives.

You will oversee budget governance for CapEx/OpEx, champion organizational change, ensure quality and regulatory compliance, and guide executive communication on project progress and ROI across the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 14+ years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 12+ years of experience.
• Extensive track record in executive operational leadership within multi-site aerospace manufacturing.
• Deep understanding of advanced digital tools and quality frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define, own, and execute the enterprise-wide MB-DMI & MES roadmap across all sites.
• Manage CapEx and OpEx budgets for the digital manufacturing portfolio and ensure ROI.
• Drive cultural/operational change across plants and align shop-floor leadership with digital thread initiatives.
• Govern integration of QMS and MES environments for regulatory compliance and automated records.
• Lead a cross-functional team of manufacturing experts, systems engineers, and project managers.
• Present progress updates to executive leadership via cross-business SteerCo.

Skills

Executive leadership

Aerospace manufacturing experience

Digital tools & quality frameworks

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced Degree in related field

Job description

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

Role Type: Unspecified

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: 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.

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required Security Clearance Status: Not Required

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Model Based – Design, Manufacturing & Inspection (MB-DMI) is a company-wide initiative to augment 3D models with formats that enable automated consumption in manufacturing business processes such as: Inspection programming, Tool Design, Work Instruction authoring, First Article Inspection, Process Capability Analysis monitoring & reporting, Physics based modeling, Material Review Board (MRB) for discrepant material. This effort is focused on creating the digital thread that supports efficient automated re-use of data across all these processes for internal and external producers.

We have an immediate opening for a Director, MB-DMI & MES within our Operations organization. Reporting directly to executive leadership for Digital Ops & Industry 4.0, this role will lead a high-performing team of managers, engineers, and systems architects to develop & deploy a model-driven digital thread in Operations and Supply Chain. The ideal candidate possesses an extensive track record of executive operational leadership, multi-site aerospace manufacturing experience, and a deep understanding of advanced digital tools and quality frameworks.

What You Will Do:

• Strategic Leadership: Define, own, and execute the enterprise-wide roadmap for the MB-DMI and MES across all manufacturing sites, aligning technology investments with business unit production targets.
• Operations & Capital Governance: Manage the capital expenditure (CapEx) and operational expense (OpEx) budgets for the digital manufacturing portfolio, ensuring clear ROI through shop-floor efficiency gains.
• Organizational Change Management: Drive cultural and operational transformation across the plants, partnering with Site Directors and General Managers to align shop-floor leadership with digital thread initiatives.
• Quality & Regulatory Oversight: Govern the strategic integration of QMS and MES environments to ensure flawless, automated regulatory compliance, zero-defect quality gates, and automated electronic production records.
• Talent & Team Development: Build, mentor, and lead a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional organization of manufacturing experts, systems engineers, and project managers.
• Executive SteerCo & Reporting: Serve as the primary Operations representative on cross-business steering committees, presenting regular technical and financial progress updates to executive leadership.

Qualifications You Must Have:

Bachelors Degree and a minimum 14 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years experience.

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 employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. 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.

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 186,200 USD - 353,800 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.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.