Senior Turbine Design Engineer - Hybrid Leader

globalhr; Aguadilla (PR); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Scholar Program

Job summary

RTX’s Pratt & Whitney division is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer with turbine experience for a Hybrid role in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. You will lead Turbine module design, coordinate with IPTs, and drive technical direction and mentorship in a high-performance engineering team.

You will partner with CTS, MRO-E, and field service teams to interpret data, assess limits, and investigate turbine field events, while promoting continuous improvement and adherence to schedules and quality goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 5 years of engineering experience or an Advanced Degree with 3 years of engineering experience.
• 3 years of experience with hardware, blueprints, dimensions & tolerances, and/or manufacturing methods including experience with GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader specializing in Turbine module design, analysis, and sustainment, resolving complex and high-impact mechanical engineering challenges with minimal oversight while ensuring safe, balanced, and robust system-level solutions.
• Provide clear technical direction for Turbine hardware outsourcing activities, owning the review, governance, and integration of supplier and partner engineering work to ensure high-quality design outputs and adherence to HSE standards.
• Build and maintain credibility with internal and external customers by consistently delivering validated, data-driven engineering solutions and demonstrating accountability for the performance, life, and reliability of Turbine hardware.
• Collaborate closely with Customer Technical Support (CTS), Maintenance Repair & Overhaul Engineering (MRO‑E), and field service teams to interpret customer data, assess limits expansions, update maintenance manual limits, and lead timely root cause investigations of Turbine-related field events.
• Support Operations by partnering with Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering Support Teams to address production issues for Turbine components, resolving nonconformances, enabling smooth execution, and ensuring timely delivery of hardware for engine assembly.
• Represent Turbines within cross-functional forums, technical reviews, and design boards, providing clear engineering rationale, influencing decisions, and ensuring alignment across Hot Section Engineering.
• Demonstrate strong mentorship by coaching junior engineers and design contributors in Turbine design fundamentals, analytical methods, problem-solving approaches, and best-in-class engineering practices.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, openness, and shared accountability across the Hot Section Engineering organization by modeling effective communication, active listening, and high-integrity decision-making.
• Lead with empowerment by providing actionable feedback, encouraging ownership, supporting professional growth, and cultivating a high-performance technical team environment.
• Promote continuous improvement by driving adoption of digital tools, advanced analysis methods, standard work, and lessons‑learned processes that elevate organizational capability.
• Travel is up to 10%.
• English (read, write, speak) is required when communicating with customers, co-workers, or supervisors who only speak English.

Skills

GD&T

Blueprints

Mechanical design

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Advanced degree (with 3 years engineering experience)

Tools

Teamcenter

Unigraphics NX

ANSYS

Job description

RTX’s Pratt & Whitney division is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer with turbine experience for a Hybrid role in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. You will lead Turbine module design, coordinate with IPTs, and drive technical direction and mentorship in a high-performance engineering team.

You will partner with CTS, MRO-E, and field service teams to interpret data, assess limits, and investigate turbine field events, while promoting continuous improvement and adherence to schedules and quality goals.