Senior Transmissions Design Manager (Onsite)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Relocation assistance

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Senior Transmissions Design Manager to lead the MSEN Engineering Transmissions team. You will mentor engineers, oversee gearbox design for performance, quality, cost, and manufacturability, and drive testing and validation across functions.

The role requires deep gear design expertise, hands-on leadership, and the ability to shape our gearbox architecture while collaborating with suppliers, manufacturing, and leadership in a global aerospace and defense context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 10 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 7 years.
• Demonstrated gear design/analysis expertise using automated tools, FEA, and hand calculations.
• Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams with engineers at varying seniority.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing transmissions engineering team across experience levels.
• Lead gearbox/transmission design using bevel, spur, helical, and spiral bevel gears with design tools and FEA.
• Advance analytical tools and processes; drive testing and validation activities; coordinate cross-functional work.

Skills

Gear design

Team leadership

Bevel/spiral bevel gears

Finite element analysis

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

NX software

Testing & validation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

Gleason Works

Siemens NX

Job description

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Pratt & Whitney is seeking a visionary Senior Transmissions Design Manager to lead and grow our Mechanical Systems, Externals, and Nacelles (MSEN) Engineering Transmissions team. In this role, you will lead, mentor, and develop high‑performing engineering teams with varying levels of experience while applying your deep expertise in aerospace gear and transmission design to advance complex gearbox solutions from concept through testing and production. You will shape the future of the transmissions discipline by strengthening technical capabilities, advancing analytical tools and processes, and collaborating across engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and leadership to deliver innovative, reliable, and manufacturable aerospace hardware.

What You Will Do:

• Lead and develop a high‑performing transmissions engineering team, managing engineers across varying experience levels while building technical capability through mentoring, training, and targeted development.
• Lead gearbox and transmission design activities, applying expertise in bevel, spur, helical, and spiral bevel gears using automated design and analysis tools, finite element analysis, and engineering hand calculations.
• Advance the transmissions discipline through continuous improvement of analytical tools, engineering processes, procedures, and technical training materials.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and root cause investigations (RRCA) by coordinating technical work, assigning and closing action items, mentoring team members, and communicating findings and recommendations to engineering leadership.
• Drive testing and validation activities, including test rig development, test plan creation, instrumentation selection, limit development, pre‑test predictions, data processing, and technical reporting.
• Partner across functions, organizations, suppliers, and levels of management to integrate requirements, maintain design ownership, and ensure gearbox designs meet performance, quality, cost, schedule, and manufacturability objectives.
• Apply advanced gear design and manufacturing expertise, leveraging industry‑standard tools and knowledge of hobbing, shaping, broaching, milling, heat treating, and superfinishing processes.
• Travel Requirement: 10% (Domestic and International).

What You Will Learn:

• Gain broader exposure to end‑to‑end aerospace transmission development, from gear design and analysis through testing, manufacturing, and product maturation.
• Develop deeper expertise in advanced gearbox architecture and gear design, including bevel, spur, helical, and spiral bevel gear applications.
• Strengthen your ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and integrate technical disciplines into successful gearbox designs.
• Expand your knowledge of transmission analytical methods, tools, processes, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build greater proficiency in aerospace transmission testing and validation, including test planning, instrumentation, predictions, limits, data analysis, and technical reporting.
• Develop stronger understanding of the gear manufacturing lifecycle, including machining, heat treatment, finishing, and the practical considerations that influence gear performance and manufacturability.
• Further develop enterprise‑level engineering leadership skills, including collaboration with suppliers and cross‑functional organizations, technical mentoring, root cause leadership, and application of RTX leadership behaviors.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or another relevant Engineering discipline with 10 years of relevant engineering experience, or an Advanced degree in a related field with 7 years of relevant engineering experience, including demonstrated expertise in gear design and analysis.
• Demonstrated experience in gear design and analysis, including automated design and analysis tools, finite element analysis, and engineering hand calculations applied to complex mechanical systems or aerospace hardware, and demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, and developing engineering teams, including engineers with varying levels of experience.
• At least 3 years of experience with complex mechanical systems, gear, or transmission hardware, with demonstrated technical expertise in gear design and manufacturing.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or actively pursuing an Advanced degree in a related field.
• An active U.S. Government Security Clearance.
• Exceptional communication, task coordination, and cross‑functional leadership skills.
• Experience with Gleason Works software and Siemens NX.

What We Offer:

Eligible for Relocation.

Department/Segment Overview:

Mechanical Systems, Externals, and Nacelles Engineering (MSEN): MSEN is responsible for the design, development and in service support of power transmission systems, bearing compartment and rotor support design and analysis, oil and thermal management systems, engine externals packaging and architecture, as well as nacelles for commercial and military engine models. Technical disciplines include Project Engineering, Mechanical Design, Structural Analysis, Product Definition, System Modeling, Mechanical Design analysis for bearings gears and seals, and fluid‑thermal modeling of associated components and systems.

Location:

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

Salary:

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD – 251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to:

• 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

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry‑leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.