Senior Principal Transmissions Engineer; Onsite

Senior Principal Transmissions Engineer

Pratt & Whitney is looking for a visionary Senior Principal Transmissions Engineer to join our elite Mechanical Systems, Externals, and Nacelles (MSEN) Engineering Transmissions team. In this high-impact role, you will be the driving force behind the design, analysis, and integration of cutting-edge mechanical systems hardware for the world's most advanced commercial and military engine programs. Your success will rely as much on your professionalism as it does on your engineering expertise.

We are looking for a mature leader who thrives in a collaborative environment, excels at cross-functional teamwork, and possesses the refined interpersonal skills necessary to mentor the next generation of engineering talent, build cohesive team dynamics, and serve as a trusted, diplomatic voice to executive leadership and global customers. If you are ready to push the boundaries of aerospace engineering and leave a lasting legacy on the future of flight, your next chapter starts here.

What You Will Do:

• Lead multidisciplinary teams to tackle MSEN transmissions' top technical issues and seamlessly integrate gearbox designs, presenting key results to customers and executive leadership.
• Perform comprehensive design and analysis on aerospace hardware across varied gear types (spur, helical, bevel, and spiral bevel) using automated tools, FEA, and precise hand calculations.
• Spearhead transmission's root cause investigation teams—directing work, assigning/closing action items, and delivering findings to engineering leadership.
• Review team members' work and provide hands-on guidance to less experienced engineers with a specific focus on accelerating proficiency.
• Actively manage, align, and integrate the complex technical requirements of external suppliers holding design ownership.
• Lead entire test programs, including rig development, test plan creation, instrumentation/limit selection, pre-test predictions, data post-processing, and reporting.
• Advance gear manufacturing readiness (hobbing, shaping, broaching, milling, heat treating, superfinishing) while improving ESW/EKS, analytical tools, and training materials.
• Travel Requirement: 10% (Domestic and International).

What You Will Learn:

• Gain hands-on exposure to proprietary, next-generation propulsion technologies that are reshaping military aviation and sustainable commercial flight.
• Hone your ability to influence and collaborate directly with Pratt & Whitney program executives and global aerospace customers.
• Master and pioneer state-of-the-art analytical tools and digital thread integrations unique to Pratt & Whitney's world-renowned engineering ecosystem.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field with 10 years of gear design and analysis experience, or an Advanced degree in a related field with 7 years of gear design and analysis experience.
• At least 3 years of direct experience working with complex Mechanical Systems hardware with proven expertise in industry-standard tools for gear design and manufacturing.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or actively pursuing an Advanced degree in a related field.
• An active U.S. Security Clearance.
• Exceptional communication, task coordination, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Proficiency in Gleason Works software and Siemens NX.

What We Offer:

• Relocation:
  Eligible for Relocation.
• Work Location:
  
  This position is work onsite at our East Hartford, CT campus (preferred location) or our West Palm Beach, FL campus.