Senior Design Engineer — Quality & Process Improvement

Prattwhitney; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation

Job summary

RTX, a leading aerospace and defense company, seeks a senior mechanical/aerospace engineer to drive quality initiatives, manage corrective actions, and develop engineering changes using Pro‑Cert methodology. You will lead root‑cause analyses and partner with operations, quality, procurement, and suppliers to reduce cost and improve producibility.

Required: a B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 5 years.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 8 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced degree with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in mechanical engineering, design, manufacturing, production support, or a related engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage corrective-action activities for Quality Notifications (QNs) and production support, driving issues through root‑cause investigation and closure.
• Develop ClassII engineering change packages using Pro‑Cert methodology to improve quality, cost, and producibility metrics.
• Lead Engineering First Piece Reviews at suppliers and cost of poor quality reduction initiatives, identifying process waste and eliminating recurring QNs.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, procurement, engineering SMEs, outsource teams, and suppliers to develop and implement product and process improvements.
• Prepare and present technical content and program status to CIPTs, CSE/ESTO management, and Program Management, capturing lessons learned.

Skills

Quality Notifications

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Teamcenter

NX/UGS

ANSYS

Engineering analysis

Job description

RTX, a leading aerospace and defense company, seeks a senior mechanical/aerospace engineer to drive quality initiatives, manage corrective actions, and develop engineering changes using Pro‑Cert methodology. You will lead root‑cause analyses and partner with operations, quality, procurement, and suppliers to reduce cost and improve producibility.

Required: a B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 5 years.