Senior Casting Engineer, Single-Crystal Turbine
Pratt & Whitney
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Pratt & Whitney, based in Asheville, NC, seeks a Senior Casting Engineer to strengthen SX auto casting capabilities and mentor engineers in foundry metallurgy. You will lead metallurgical development for single-crystal turbine airfoils in a state-of-the-art facility, ensuring product quality and process readiness for a multi-hundred-million-dollar investment.
The role focuses on casting metallurgy, solidification science, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver defect-free SX structures in
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, or related discipline with specialization in nickel-based superalloy metallurgy.
- 7+ years of experience in aerospace investment casting of SX/DS turbine airfoils; advanced degree acceptable for 7+ years.
- Demonstrated mastery of superalloy solidification, defect prevention, thermal control strategies, and crystallographic orientation management.
- Experience qualifying new casting equipment and supporting manufacturing readiness activities.
- Six Sigma green belt or equivalent.
Responsibilities
- Support metallurgical process development, qualification, and continuous improvement for SX airfoil casting processes.
- Develop and optimize SX solidification parameters (mold preheat, withdrawal profiles, thermal gradients).
- Provide direction on melt practices, alloy cleanliness, pouring parameters, and mold/metal interface behavior.
- Support installation, testing, and acceptance of new casting equipment and ensure manufacturing readiness during process launch.
- Implement metallurgical controls and process improvements to meet cost, yield, and on-time delivery in a production foundry.
- Evaluate metallographic results and perform root-cause investigations on casting defects to define corrective actions.
- Mentor early-career engineers in casting metallurgy and solidification science.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with shell, melt, automation, and machining groups to drive foundry excellence.
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Pratt & Whitney, based in Asheville, NC, seeks a Senior Casting Engineer to strengthen SX auto casting capabilities and mentor engineers in foundry metallurgy. You will lead metallurgical development for single-crystal turbine airfoils in a state-of-the-art facility, ensuring product quality and process readiness for a multi-hundred-million-dollar investment.
The role focuses on casting metallurgy, solidification science, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver defect-free SX structures in
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