Senior Design Engineer – Fan Blade Airfoils (Onsite)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation eligibility

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney’s ESTO organization seeks a goal-oriented Principal Design Engineer to join the Commercial Fan Blade Design Team in East Hartford, CT. You will lead airfoil design support, drive quality improvements, and collaborate with operations, quality, and suppliers to resolve issues.

The role offers growth toward SME and Delegate Approver responsibilities, exposure to MRB processes, and opportunities to develop leadership and cross-functional skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 8 years of relevant engineering experience, or an Advanced degree in Engineering with 5 years of relevant engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead corrective-action activities, Quality Notifications (QNs), Class II engineering changes, Cost of Poor Quality initiatives, and producibility improvements to improve quality, cost, and production performance.
• Identify and eliminate waste and recurring defects across the value stream by conducting root-cause investigations, establishing right-sized risk-based analysis, and implementing sustainable corrective actions.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, procurement, suppliers, and engineering SMEs to resolve production issues, support MRB activities, respond to supplier requests for information, and drive rapid closure of Stop Delivery Order (SDO)/ Fleet Podding Notification (FPN) investigations.
• Develop technical expertise in fan blade airfoils, serve as a primary contact for airfoil design activities, and progress toward SME and Delegate Approver responsibilities for applicable hardware.
• Prepare and present technical recommendations and program status to CSE, ESTO, and Operations management, while capturing producibility lessons learned and establishing best practices across production and engineering deliverables.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Cultural awareness

Education

Engineering degree

Advanced Engineering degree

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Pratt & Whitney’s ESTO organization seeks a goal-oriented Principal Design Engineer to join the Commercial Fan Blade Design Team in East Hartford, CT. You will lead airfoil design support, drive quality improvements, and collaborate with operations, quality, and suppliers to resolve issues.

The role offers growth toward SME and Delegate Approver responsibilities, exposure to MRB processes, and opportunities to develop leadership and cross-functional skills.