Principal Design Engineer - Fan Blade Design Lead

RTX (Raytheon); East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation eligible

Job summary

RTX (Pratt & Whitney) in East Hartford, CT, seeks a Principal Design Engineer to join the Commercial Fan Blade Design Team. The role focuses on fan blade airfoils, providing production and engineering support while advancing toward SME and Delegate Approver responsibilities.

The engineer will work with operations, quality, procurement, suppliers, and SMEs to resolve issues, improve producibility, and present technical recommendations to management. Travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 8 years of relevant engineering experience, or an Advanced degree in Engineering with 5 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Relevant engineering experience supporting design, manufacturing, production, or technical problem-solving activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead corrective-action activities, Quality Notifications (QNs), Class II engineering changes, Cost of Poor Quality initiatives, and producibility improvements to improve quality, cost, and production performance.
• Identify and eliminate waste and recurring defects across the value stream by conducting root-cause investigations, establishing right-sized risk-based analysis, and implementing sustainable corrective actions.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, procurement, suppliers, and engineering SMEs to resolve production issues, support Material Review Board (MRB) activities, respond to supplier requests for information, and drive rapid closure of Stop Delivery Order (SDO)/ Fleet Podding Notification (FPN) investigations.
• Develop technical expertise in fan blade airfoils, serve as a primary contact for airfoil design activities, and progress toward SME and Delegate Approver responsibilities for applicable hardware.
• Prepare and present technical recommendations and program status to CSE, ESTO, and Operations management, while capturing producibility lessons learned and establishing best practices across production and engineering deliverables.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Advanced degree in Engineering

BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

SAP

MS Office

Job description

RTX (Pratt & Whitney) in East Hartford, CT, seeks a Principal Design Engineer to join the Commercial Fan Blade Design Team. The role focuses on fan blade airfoils, providing production and engineering support while advancing toward SME and Delegate Approver responsibilities.

The engineer will work with operations, quality, procurement, suppliers, and SMEs to resolve issues, improve producibility, and present technical recommendations to management. Travel is expected.