Junior Additive Manufacturing Process Engineer

RTX Corporate; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 57,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX Corporate in East Hartford is seeking a qualified engineer to join the Additive Manufacturing Process and Capability Center (AMPCC). You will apply AM process knowledge to mature capabilities, develop tooling, and curate data across RTX business units.

This role emphasizes hands-on work, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with design, materials, and operations teams. The position requires a university degree in a technical field, scripting and CAD skills, and experience operating

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering or related technical field. A minimum 3.5 GPA is desirable.
• Min 1 year scripting experience with Matlab, Python, VBA, JavaScript or similar
• Min 1 year experience with CAD tools
• Min 1 year hands-on experience operating manufacturing equipment OR designing mechatronic systems

Responsibilities

• Support RTX Business Units by providing process expertise and IQ/OQ/MQ tools and best practices to increase the rate of additive adoption
• Explore the capabilities of advanced measurement tools for characterizing machine inputs and melt pool / material responses with the goal of quantifying and reducing variability
• Support root cause investigations on build failures, machine or process issues, or product performance gaps and implement corrective actions
• Curate pedigreed Process-Structure-Property data into various materials databases
• Lead responsive proposals for Internal Research and Development (IRAD) programs in support of our Business Unit customers and execute on awarded programs
• Support the execution of Contract Research and Development (CRAD) programs involving government, industry, academic, and RTX Business Unit partners
• Execute and oversee development builds on a wide variety of Additive Manufacturing machines
• Work with cross-functional teams including materials, design, simulation, operations, and characterization engineers to support and improve the full value stream

Skills

Scripting (Matlab/Python/VBA/JS)

CAD tools

Hands-on manufacturing equipment

Education

University degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Minitab

Stat-Ease360

Job description

RTX Corporate in East Hartford is seeking a qualified engineer to join the Additive Manufacturing Process and Capability Center (AMPCC). You will apply AM process knowledge to mature capabilities, develop tooling, and curate data across RTX business units.

This role emphasizes hands-on work, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with design, materials, and operations teams. The position requires a university degree in a technical field, scripting and CAD skills, and experience operating