Senior Project Engineer - Section Engineering; Onsite

Date posted:

Location:

Asheville, NC

Role type:
Onsite

Citizenship requirement: U.S. citizenship required

Pratt & Whitney Hot Section Engineering (HSE) team is looking for a highly motivated and experienced engineer to join its team as a Senior Project Engineer to support our HSE GTF Airfoil team in Asheville, NC. The Senior Project Engineer will be responsible for part‑level ownership, task planning, and execution to ensure the Integrated Product Team (IPT) achieves goals for the Component Integrated Product Team (CIPT).

The IPT is responsible for the entire life cycle of the part, so the Senior Project Engineer will engage in activities ranging from validation testing to Engineering Changes, from production delivery support to field support and investigations.

• Provide project management to the IPT that includes design, structural, durability, aero, materials, and manufacturing engineers.
• Develop project plans, schedules, and budgets for the IPT in collaboration with the CIPT.
• Be accountable to the CIPT for part‑level project management, including budget, schedule, risk, and program‑requirement execution.
• Track project progress and communicate status and forecasts related to schedule, budget, and technical requirements to the CIPT and management as appropriate.
• Facilitate project tasks with functional organizations across the enterprise (e.g., procurement, manufacturing, validation) to ensure alignment with overall objectives.
• Manage hardware and validation activities for the IPT, including coordination with support organizations on delivery and necessary validation/testing execution.

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM).
• Minimum 5years of engineering experience (or 3years related experience with an advanced degree).
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a team, meet requirements, and achieve goals; technical proficiency, strong communication, and customer focus are essential.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem‑solving, and risk‑management skills.
• Results‑oriented mindset, able to drive projects to successful completion.
• Experience with project‑management and planning, including budget/schedule management and familiarity with Agile, SAP, Primavera, and/or MS Project.
• Hot‑section gas turbine component and/or module level experience.
• Experience executing Engineering Changes through the Product Change and Incorporation Review (PCIR) process.
• Experience with Smartsheets, Jira, and/or Confluence.

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Short‑term and long‑term disability, parental leave.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program (no waiting period).
• Paid time off, including 3 weeks of vacation, 5 personal sick days, 3 unpaid days for unique situations at supervisor discretion, and paid government holidays.

Salary range: $86,800 USD – $165,200 USD.

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, veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

This role is U.S.

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