Materials Program Lead – Design & Development (Onsite)

Prattwhitney; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) match

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney seeks an experienced MPE Program Lead to drive materials design and development for missile hardware. You will coordinate MPE resources, support design reviews, and ensure timely technical execution across programs onsite in Tucson, AZ.

Ideal candidates have a university degree with extensive materials engineering experience, including participation in gate reviews and MRB/PCB processes, plus strong writing and presentation skills. Security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• University Degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience, or Advanced Degree with minimum 5 years experience.
• Experience solving materials problems (process improvements or material selection or coatings).
• Experience with mechanical test methods (tensile, compression, lap shear, hardness, etc.) and chemical analysis methods (FT-IR, DMA, TMA, GC).
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM preferred; 10 years in materials problem solving or production engineering.
• Experience with Gate Reviews, PDM, assembly drawings, material specifications, and military specifications.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills; strong documentation and technical writing.
• Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Provide MPE support for program review boards (CCB, MRB, PCB, ERB, PMCB).
• Ensure peer reviews and MPE positions align with program deliverables.
• Manage workload to meet schedule needs across programs.
• Lead trade studies on materials, properties, and processes; benchmark technologies.
• Ensure labor costs and completion schedules meet commitments.
• Resolve technical and operational problems.
• Mentor early career engineers and participate in failure investigations.
• Support proposals that include MPE tasks and present data to large audiences.

Skills

Materials problem solving

Mechanical test methods

Chemical analysis methods

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Pratt & Whitney seeks an experienced MPE Program Lead to drive materials design and development for missile hardware. You will coordinate MPE resources, support design reviews, and ensure timely technical execution across programs onsite in Tucson, AZ.

Ideal candidates have a university degree with extensive materials engineering experience, including participation in gate reviews and MRB/PCB processes, plus strong writing and presentation skills. Security clearance is required.