Senior Aerospace Program Quality Engineer

Prattwhitney; City of Rome (NY); 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 Scholar Program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney within RTX seeks a Senior Program Quality Engineer to lead quality initiatives for designated programs and key accounts onsite in the U.S. You will drive customer-focused quality strategies, investigations, and CAPA actions across engineering, operations and program management.

You will mentor peers, coach teams on quality tools and standards, and support audits, readiness reviews, and on-site assessments to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and a minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience
• Strong understanding of root cause analysis, corrective action tools, and quality systems (ISO 9001, AS9100 or similar).
• Proven experience in customer-facing quality roles within aerospace, defense, or similarly regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead quality representative for assigned customers, owning the relationship, communication cadence, issue resolution, and overall quality performance.
• Interpret and flow down complex customer-specific requirements, ensuring they are fully integrated into program documentation, production processes, and supplier expectations.
• Lead major investigations, systemic root cause analyses, and corrective/preventive actions; coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure timely, high-quality responses to customers.
• Partner with Program Management to represent quality in program reviews, risk assessments, and strategic planning activities.
• Monitor and analyze key quality and reliability metrics across assigned programs; proactively identify risk areas, systemic trends, and opportunities for improvement.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert for quality tools, methods, and standards; provide coaching and guidance to program quality engineers and other team members as needed.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Quality systems

Customer-facing

Cross-functional leadership

Audit readiness

Education

University Degree

Advanced Degree

Tools

PPAP

AS9102

APQP

Job description

Pratt & Whitney within RTX seeks a Senior Program Quality Engineer to lead quality initiatives for designated programs and key accounts onsite in the U.S. You will drive customer-focused quality strategies, investigations, and CAPA actions across engineering, operations and program management.

You will mentor peers, coach teams on quality tools and standards, and support audits, readiness reviews, and on-site assessments to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.