Senior Principal Mechanical Design Engineer – Aerospace HPC/ECU

RTX; Florida; On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; 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 assistance program

Employee Scholar Program

parental leave

paid time off

holidays

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney Compression Systems Engineering (CSE) HPC Design group seeks a highly proficient, detail‑focused Senior Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to serve as Senior Design Integrator across the F135 ECU and Base HPC programs. This on-site role is located in Jupiter, FL.

You will lead design integration, mentor engineers, and drive AI-enabled engineering workflows while coordinating cross-disciplinary teams and ensuring readiness for test and validation activities.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and 10+ years of prior relevant experience, or Advanced degree in a related engineering field with 7+ years of experience in mechanical design.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• Experience with engine hardware, 2D drawings, Model-Based Definition (MBD) and manufacturing methods is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop integrated design strategies for ECU module and engine-level test-validation phases, ensuring efficient configuration planning, technical readiness, and execution of pre-test and post-test activities.
• Drive Base-to-ECU lessons-learned transfer, maintaining cross-module and cross-discipline alignment so historical knowledge, ESW improvements, and best practices are applied consistently and early.
• Serve as a technical design leader and 'go-to' integration expert, providing guidance and cross-discipline problem solving for complex issues involving structures, aero, HT&SF, manufacturing, quality, and other modules.
• Oversee design-validation workstreams, coordinating manufacturing readiness, EFPRs, engine builds and module-integration activities—including HPC gapping—and leading technical risk-mitigation strategies.
• Lead or support design-strategy and discipline-development initiatives, shaping toolsets, methods, improve EKS content, and data systems used across the design organization.
• Mentor and coach engineering talent by providing training, technical reviews, approval authority, and support for early-career engineers.
• Drive engineering-efficiency improvements through automated tool development, advanced data-management techniques, and the use of AI-enabled workflows.
• Domestic travel up to 10% may be required.

Skills

Excellent communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile/Scrum familiarity

Engine hardware understanding

Engineering data management

AI-enabled workflows

Unigraphics NX

Teamcenter

SAP

Education

BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Advanced degree in related engineering field

Tools

Unigraphics NX

Teamcenter

SAP

Job description

Pratt & Whitney Compression Systems Engineering (CSE) HPC Design group seeks a highly proficient, detail‑focused Senior Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to serve as Senior Design Integrator across the F135 ECU and Base HPC programs. This on-site role is located in Jupiter, FL.

You will lead design integration, mentor engineers, and drive AI-enabled engineering workflows while coordinating cross-disciplinary teams and ensuring readiness for test and validation activities.