Manufacturing Engineering Discipline Chief

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Posted 30+ Days Ago

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Location:

US-NC-ASHEVILLE-330 ~ 330 Pratt Whitney Blvd ~ PRATT WHITNEY Country:
United States of America Time Type:
Full time

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   Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-NC-ASHEVILLE-330 ~ 330 Pratt Whitney Blvd ~ PRATT WHITNEY
   
   Position Role Type:

Onsite
   
   U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
   
   Security Clearance Type:
None/Not Required
   
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Not Required At RTX, the world's 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.

We are seeking an experienced, proactive, and goal oriented professional to provide technical leadership to the Manufacturing Engineering discipline at P&W, perform product definition producibility assessments, and evaluate capability in order to help ensure that safety, quality, delivery, and cost requirements are met.

Execution of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) elements to drive process control will dramatically improve the company’s quality and delivery signature.

What You Will Do:

The Manufacturing Engineering Discipline Chief will be responsible for a  specific process and product family MRL advancement through the execution of MRL elements such as PFMEA, Control Plan & Gage R&R. The scope of this role will include three connected PW internal shops.  This position will report to the Operational Excellence (OpX) Director for the P&W Advanced Casting Group.

Provide focused & effective leadership in the advancement of manufacturing process activities to drive manufacturing risk identification and mitigation to achieve superior quality performance.

Responsible for investment casting discipline health (core production through airfoil casting delivery).Lead manufacturing engineering discipline in the assessment of discipline health, identification of discipline gap and develop and execute mitigation actions to address these gaps.

Lead manufacturing engineering reviews and follow-up actions to drive MRL improvement of module center processes and parts.

Evaluate engineering changes and be the voice of Operations in technical reviews that establishes the MRL advancement plan and certification.

Identify & implement process optimization & control methods to eliminate/prevent quality turn backs /escapes and reduce overall product costs.

As a key member of the manufacturing engineering organization, significant interaction with shop floor personnel, other manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, product designers, tool designers, systems designers, Manufacturing Engineering Fellows / Subject Matter Experts, and other stakeholders is required.

Represent the organization in various forums related to MRL execution. Develop standard work, procedures, and integrate industry-standard best practices.

Represent manufacturing discipline in quality & regulatory audits and address follow-up items.

Communicate lessons learned to Process development/engineering to enable implementation of design for…