Product Manufacturing Engineer - Military Engines

RTX (Raytheon); East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX; Pratt & Whitney division seeks a Product Manufacturing Engineer to lead Manufacturing Readiness Level activities and coordinate with Operations, Quality and Engineering to advance critical parts through PFMEA, yield/cost curves, and AoA tools. You will own parts and drive producibility into the design process, ensuring manufacturing considerations in sourcing decisions.

The role requires strong technical manufacturing proficiency, collaboration across IPTs, documentation rigor, and travel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (manufacturing, industrial, mechanical) or related field; 7 years of experience or master's degree with 5 years.
• Proven technical proficiency in complex manufacturing activities.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) elements to advance parts through readiness for production.
• Act as liaison between engineering, program and operations; coordinate with IPT.
• Drive producibility into the design process and consider manufacturing factors in source selection.
• Leverage lessons from production programs to improve quality, cost and delivery signatures.
• Document problem statements, observations, conclusions, calculations and recommendations.
• Schedule and facilitate periodic project reviews and present progress.

Skills

Six Sigma Green Belt

Six Sigma Black Belt

CORE/Six Sigma Practitioner

Lean

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-15

Country: United States of America

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

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

At RTX, the world's 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.

Core Manufacturing Engineering in the Operational Excellence organization is hiring a Product Manufacturing Engineer to lead Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) elements in support manufacturing readiness for Pratt & Whitney's Legacy Military Engine Programs.

The Product Manufacturing Engineer will be integrated with the Operations, Quality, and Engineering teams and will act as the liaison between engineering, program, and operations. They will lead a specific part or part family MRL advancement through the execution of MRL elements such as Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), yield & cost curves, and Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) trade tools to identifying and mitigating manufacturing and operational risk. The scope of this role will include both Pratt & Whitney internal shop and supply chain components.

What You Will Do:

• The selected candidate will have the opportunity to work in a high technology, advanced program environment incorporating the latest manufacturing readiness assessment tools.
• The Product Manufacturing Engineer will be an experienced, proactive, and goal oriented professional to lead MRL execution on critical parts. This resource will have a key role in refining and improving MRL standard work as it applies to early phase programs.
• With specific parts ownership, this role will drive producibility into the design process, ensure source selection includes considerations for manufacturing such as, quality, cost and delivery performance
• Leverage the lessons learned from production programs to ensure that assigned parts and programs are incorporating those to help with improved quality, cost and delivery signatures
• Provide focused & effective leadership in the advancement of MRL elements to drive manufacturing risk identification and mitigation to achieve superior quality performance
• As a key member of the Integrated Product Team (IPT), significant interaction with product designers, tool designers, quality assurance, systems designers, and other stakeholders is required
• The discipline and follow-through to fully document problem statements, observations, conclusions, calculations and recommendations
• Schedule and facilitate periodic project reviews and ensure validation of MRL gate advancements. Use effective scorecards and metrics to ensure progress.
• Represent the organization in various forums related to MRL execution.
• Travel up to 10%.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (manufacturing, industrial, mechanical) or related technical field and 7 years of experience in a manufacturing operations environment or Masters degree and 5 years advanced degree.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in complex manufacturing activities.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• CORE/Six Sigma Practitioner/professional certification.
• Understanding of continuous improvement concepts: DFSS, Red-X, Lean, etc.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in complex manufacturing activities.
• Proficiency in statistics, data analytics, DOE, and multivariate statistics.

This position is classified as:

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.