Principal Design Engineer; Onsite

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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.

Pratt & Whitney is seeking a goal-oriented, detail-focused Principal Design Engineer to support the Engineering Support to Operations (ESTO) team in West Palm Beach, Florida. This role supports commercial and military products through production support, quality corrective actions, engineering changes, cost reduction, and producibility improvements. The engineer will work across operations, quality, procurement, engineering SMEs, and outsource teams to resolve technical issues and drive continuous improvement.

• Plan and manage corrective-action activities associated with Quality Notifications (QNs), cost reduction, and production support, driving issues through root-cause investigation and closure.
• Develop Class II engineering change packages using Pro-Cert methodology and data-driven decision-making to improve quality, cost, and producibility metrics.
• Lead Engineering First Piece Reviews at suppliers, Cost of Poor Quality and production improvement initiatives, identify process waste, and proactively eliminate recurring QNs and repeat analysis.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, procurement, engineering SMEs, outsource teams, and suppliers to develop and implement product and process improvements while strengthening technical execution.
• Prepare and present technical content and program status to CIPTs, CSE/ESTO management, and Program Management, while capturing lessons learned and supporting continuous improvement.

Up to 10% | Domestic, International.

• Gain experience managing Quality Notifications, corrective actions, and engineering changes for commercial and military aerospace products.
• Develop expertise in Pro-Cert methodology, data-driven decision-making, cost reduction, and producibility improvement.
• Build cross-functional leadership experience working with engineering, manufacturing, quality, procurement, and outsource organizations.
• Gain exposure to CIPT processes and technical approval responsibilities for applicable hardware part families.
• Strengthen technical communication, leadership, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 8 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced degree in a related field with 5 years of relevant experience. Relevant experience in mechanical engineering, design, manufacturing, production support, or a related engineering discipline.

• Aerospace industry experience in a design and/or manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with MS Office, SAP, Teamcenter, Unigraphics/NX, ANSYS, and classical engineering analysis methods.
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