Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - P3 (On-Site)

Date Posted:

2023-11-29

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW109: West Palm Beach 17900 Beeline Highway, West Palm Beach, FL, 33410 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. 

Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

Innovation through diversity of thought. At Pratt & Whitney, we believe diversity of thought enables creativity, innovation, and a foundation for inclusion. By fostering an inclusive culture, we accept a shared accountability and responsibility to recognize, sponsor, coach, hire and promote talent equally. We welcome our employees to be their whole - best - selves at work because trust, respect and integrity, are a part of our DNA.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

Job Summary:

The Hot Section Engineering (HSE) Mechanical Design team is seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to design and develop the next generation of military exhaust systems, preferably with gas turbine augmentor or exhaust experience. In this role, the candidate will be required to work onsite. The Senior Mechanical Designer will work directly with the other disciplines of the Integrated Product Team (IPT), including project, structures, aero-thermal, and product definition, to design, analyze and deliver development engine hardware in support of development engine testing. The Senior Mechanical Designer will also interface with other HSE IPTs and P&W groups to ensure designs meet system level requirements and enable test objectives. If you have relevant Mechanical Design experience and possess the skills and motivation to bring new ideas into practice, we would like to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the resolution of mechanical engineering problems of difficult and complex scope, seeking a balanced system solution, and ensuring engineering excellence.

• Establish and maintain trust with internal and external customers by executing tasks with robust technical solutions

• Generate development hardware design solutions that meet the system metrics and the objectives of the test engines and facilitate the delivery of the development hardware to the test engines on schedule.

• Review and approval of product definition data (prints and models).

• Utilize standard work and CORE tools to continuously improve the design process.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in Engineering.

• 5+ years of Mechanical Design engineering experience or 3+ years with an advance degree.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen. This position may require access to systems/tools that are restricted to individuals who possess US citizenship.

• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• This position may require up to 10% travel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active U.S. Government Security Clearance.

• Gas Turbine Augmentor and/or Exhaust experience.

• Proficiency in Teamcenter, Siemens NX, ANSYS, and classical methods of analysis.

• Experience with Model-Based Design, Manufacture and Inspection (MB-DMI).

• Understanding of Agile project management principles and experience working within an agile framework.

• Understanding of hardware, blueprints, dimensions & tolerances, and manufacturing methods.

• Experience with ASME Y14.5M 2018.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a consistent record of collaboration, innovation, and initiative.

What is my role type?

In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment. This role is:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance workers, as they are essential to the development of our engines.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award.  ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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