Senior Aerospace Transmissions Design Lead

Pratt & Whitney; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford, CT is seeking a Senior Transmissions Design Manager to lead the MSEN engineering team responsible for gearbox design from concept through testing and production.

You will apply expertise in bevel, spur, helical, and spiral bevel gears, mentor engineers, and collaborate with suppliers to ensure performance, quality, cost, and manufacturability across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 10 years’ gear design experience.
• Experience with automated design tools, FEA, and hand calculations.
• Proven leadership and mentoring of engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing transmissions engineering team.
• Lead gearbox and transmission design using bevel, spur, helical gears.
• Advance analytical tools and processes in the discipline.
• Coordinate RRCA investigations with leadership.
• Drive testing and validation, including test plans and data reporting.
• Collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to meet objectives.

Skills

Gear design

Bevel gears

Helical gears

FEA/analysis

Mentoring teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

Gleason Works

Siemens NX

Job description

Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford, CT is seeking a Senior Transmissions Design Manager to lead the MSEN engineering team responsible for gearbox design from concept through testing and production.

You will apply expertise in bevel, spur, helical, and spiral bevel gears, mentor engineers, and collaborate with suppliers to ensure performance, quality, cost, and manufacturability across programs.