Senior Transmissions Gearbox Design Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney is seeking a visionary Senior Transmissions Design Manager to lead and grow the MSEN Engineering Transmissions team. You will mentor and develop engineers while applying your deep expertise in aerospace gear and transmission design to advance 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,

Qualifications

• 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.
• At least 3 years of experience with complex mechanical systems, gear, or transmission hardware, with demonstrated technical expertise in gear design and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• 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).

Skills

Gear design

Team leadership

Finite element analysis

Bevel gears

Spur gears

Helical gears

Spiral bevel gears

Automated design tools

Engineering hand calculations

Transmission hardware

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering

Advanced degree

Tools

Gleason Works

Siemens NX

Job description

Pratt & Whitney is seeking a visionary Senior Transmissions Design Manager to lead and grow the MSEN Engineering Transmissions team. You will mentor and develop engineers while applying your deep expertise in aerospace gear and transmission design to advance 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,