Principal Engineer, Airworthiness Office; Onsite

What You Will Do

Pratt & Whitney is seeking a Principal Engineer for the Military Engines Airworthiness Office to serve as the primary advocate for airworthiness execution on multiple programs. This role represents an exciting new approach to airworthiness at P&W, with a dedicated team devoted specifically to the airworthiness discipline, assisting programs with execution of US Government customer deliverables regarding planning and collection of artifacts that demonstrate compliance to agreed Airworthiness criteria.

• Participate in Integrated Product Team (IPT), Component Integrated Product Team (CIPT) and System Integrated Product Team (SIPT) planning for Airworthiness, recommend Certification Bases, and ensure alignment between stakeholders in the Airworthiness, V&V, Safety, and Requirements Management processes.
• Ensure advance plans of compliance and clear understanding & communication of risk and mitigations where necessary.
• Advocate for Airworthiness compliance in the face of competing program priorities and coordinate regularly with US Government customers.
• Serve as primary airworthiness advisor to CIPTs/IPTs for assisting our US Government customers achieve a Military Flight Release (MFR) or Military Type Certificate (MTC) for new programs, Component Improvement Programs, and engineering changes.
• Author drafts of the Airworthiness Plan and Certification Basis in conjunction with CIPTs, per customer direction.
• Negotiate resolution of internal conflict regarding airworthiness plans, certification basis, compliance, and risk.
• Represent the Airworthiness function in IPT/CIPT/SIPT meetings regularly.
• Participate in implementation of airworthiness elements of model-based engineering systems.
• Assist in administration of Airworthiness processes and standard work tools.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent STEM degree.
• 8+ years of experience in military Airworthiness and/or civil certification and/or engineering & requirements management; or an advanced degree with 5+ years of experience in military Airworthiness and/or civil certification and/or engineering.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance.

• Advanced degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering.
• Experience working with one or more gas turbine engine subsystems and familiarity with their architecture, performance, validation, and analysis.
• Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516 and related US government/industry publications, and execution of core airworthiness deliverables.
• Experience interfacing with US Government customers regarding challenging program deliverables and risk negotiation.
• Ability to effectively communicate, lead, influence, and coordinate across teams in strategic projects and initiatives.
• Experience executing Agile project management concepts.

• Relocation Package
• Benefits
• Salary range: 107,500 USD - 204,500 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 or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.