Associate Director, Manufacturing Engineering; Onsite

Overview

Location: PW103:
Midland GA 8801 Macon Road, Midland, GA, 31820 USA

Date Posted:

Country: United States of America

Location: PW103:
Midland GA 8801 Macon Road, Midland, GA, 31820 USA

Position 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: None/Not Required

Pratt & Whitney is transforming the future of flight by designing, building and servicing engines. We are seeking the people to drive this transformation. Join a tight knit team and bring your passion and commitment to shape an evolving industry.

Are you ready to go beyond?

Associate Director, Manufacturing Engineering serves as the strategic and technical leader responsible for the full manufacturing engineering value stream, including product engineering, process engineering, programming engineering, and New Product Introduction (NPI). This leader will architect and execute the long‑term manufacturing technology roadmap, ensure flawless product industrialization, and deliver high‑quality hardware with minimal defects. The role is accountable for driving engineering excellence, advancing manufacturing capability, and enabling predictable, competitive, and scalable production performance across the factory.

What You Will Do:

• Set the long‑term vision and strategy for Manufacturing Engineering, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer requirements, and enterprise standards.
• Lead and integrate Product Engineering, Process Engineering, and Programming Engineering into a cohesive, high‑performing organization that delivers robust, defect‑free products.
• Own the technical governance framework, including design‑for‑manufacture (DFM), process capability, tooling strategy, and manufacturing readiness.
• Drive standardization of manufacturing methods, equipment, and technologies across product families to improve quality, cost, and delivery performance.

• Lead end‑to‑end NPI execution, ensuring new products are industrialized with world‑class quality, stable processes, and predictable ramp‑up performance.
• Oversee manufacturing readiness reviews, process validation, and capability qualification to ensure flawless launch and minimal early‑life defects.
• Partner with Design Engineering to influence product architecture, manufacturability, and cost from concept through production release.

• Ensure manufacturing processes consistently deliver high‑quality hardware with extremely low defect rates, leveraging advanced problem‑solving and statistical methods.
• Oversee PFMEA, control plans, and process capability (Cp/Cpk) development to proactively mitigate risk and ensure robust process performance.
• Drive continuous improvement in cycle time, yield, labor standards, and cost performance across all product families.
• Govern MRB strategy and systemic corrective actions to eliminate recurring defects and strengthen process discipline.

• Develop and execute the manufacturing technology roadmap, including automation, digital manufacturing, advanced inspection, and next‑generation machining strategies.
• Lead capital planning and deployment to ensure investments align with long‑term capability needs and factory competitiveness.
• Champion technology insertion initiatives that improve quality, reduce variation, and enhance operational efficiency.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a multi‑disciplinary engineering organization, building deep technical capability and strong leadership bench strength.
• Create a culture of accountability, innovation, and engineering rigor, ensuring teams are empowered to solve complex problems and deliver exceptional results.
• Set clear priorities, allocate resources effectively, and ensure alignment across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, and program teams.
• Serve as a key member of the site leadership team, influencing strategy, driving transformation, and shaping the future of the…