Investment Casting Quality Process Engineer – Process Excellence

Prattwhitney; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney's Rapid Prototype Casting Lab seeks an Investment Casting Quality Process Engineer to advance quality and inspection capabilities for turbine engine components. You will evaluate processes, develop inspection methods, and manage tooling and audits, applying Lean and Continuous Improvement strategies.

Ideal candidates bring a university degree with substantial experience in casting QA, plus familiarity with nickel alloys, single crystal processes, and Pratt & Whitney QMS.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years' experience or advanced degree with 3+ years'.
• Fluency in interpreting product and tooling electronic definitions.
• Experience implementing and monitoring tooling for cast/core products and QA measures.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate manufacturing processes for compliance with requirements.
• Support development and release of inspection processes and techniques.
• Procure and maintain inspection tooling and equipment.
• Assist in root cause investigations and tracking corrective actions.
• Prepare for internal and external quality audits.
• Develop and deploy standardized quality engineering practices and tools.
• Lead process improvement projects using Lean and CI to reduce variation and increase throughput.
• Propose and fund capital equipment to improve process capability.

Skills

Product/tooling definition interp.

Education

Bachelor's degree (relevant field)

Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in relevant field

Tools

QMS knowledge

Six Sigma Green Belt

Nickel alloys knowledge

Single crystal casting processes

Job description

Pratt & Whitney's Rapid Prototype Casting Lab seeks an Investment Casting Quality Process Engineer to advance quality and inspection capabilities for turbine engine components. You will evaluate processes, develop inspection methods, and manage tooling and audits, applying Lean and Continuous Improvement strategies.

Ideal candidates bring a university degree with substantial experience in casting QA, plus familiarity with nickel alloys, single crystal processes, and Pratt & Whitney QMS.