Rotor Hardware Design Manager - Lead Production Support

Pratt & Whitney; Middletown (CT); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee assistance program

Employee Scholar Program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney in Middletown, CT seeks a Design Manager for the Hot Section Engineering (HSE) team within ESTO. You will provide technical and organizational leadership for engineering strategy and execution, supporting production rotor hardware and strengthening capabilities across ESTO.

You will lead and develop a team of design engineers, drive solutions that meet production needs, and advance process improvements while balancing schedule, cost and risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from ABET-accredited institution with 8 years of relevant engineering experience or advanced degree with 5 years.
• Experience leading engineering teams and cross-functional technical teams in a dynamic production environment.
• Experience with production support, producibility, continuous improvement, and cost-of-quality initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of design engineers supporting rotor hardware, establishing priorities, providing technical direction, and building engineering capability through targeted coaching, mentoring, and development plans.
• Establish and execute the production support strategy for the rotor hardware family, using engineering fundamentals, producibility data, Pro-Cert methodology, and lessons learned to drive timely, right-sized technical solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement across the ESTO design engineering organization by identifying opportunities for automation, process efficiency, and elimination of repetitive tasks and incorporating lessons learned into the product development cycle.
• Lead resource planning and assignment for Pratt & Whitney and outsourced engineering support, forecasting demand, addressing manpower gaps, and balancing resources to meet program and production requirements.
• Make risk-based technical and business decisions in a highly visible production environment, balancing engineering rigor, timeliness, cost, and hardware risk while communicating status, risks, and recommendations to cross-functional leadership and customers.
• Travel Requirement: 20% (Domestic and International).

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (ABET-accredited)

Advanced degree in related engineering field

Job description

Pratt & Whitney in Middletown, CT seeks a Design Manager for the Hot Section Engineering (HSE) team within ESTO. You will provide technical and organizational leadership for engineering strategy and execution, supporting production rotor hardware and strengthening capabilities across ESTO.

You will lead and develop a team of design engineers, drive solutions that meet production needs, and advance process improvements while balancing schedule, cost and risk.