Casting Lab Quality Process Engineer; Onsite

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Country: United States of America

Location: US-CT-EAST HARTFORD-ETC ~ 400 Main St ~ BLDG ETC

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

Security Clearance Status: 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.

The Rapid Prototype Casting Lab (RPCL) at Pratt & Whitney develops the technology and processes to manufacture advanced castings for turbine engines. These castings are enabling materials that increase the temperature capability and improve the durability of jet engine components. Through successful development of these castings, P&W will deliver engines that are more fuel efficient, lighter weight, and more durable for commercial and military applications.

The RPCL is seeking an investment casting Quality Process Engineer to develop and maintain our quality and inspection capabilities in support of the production of advanced commercial and military turbine engine components. You will partner with the appropriate product lead to ensure our dimensional and non-dimensional inspection capabilities support project needs and timelines. You will serve as the quality technical interface with internal and external suppliers to effectively support the RPCL.

• Evaluate manufacturing processes and hardware to determine compliance to applicable requirements
• Support day to day manufacturing activities such as development and release of inspection processes/techniques
• Procure and maintain inspection tooling and equipment
• Support shop non-compliance investigations to determine root cause, identifying robust corrective actions and tracking effectiveness
• Support preparation efforts for internal/external quality audits
• Develop and deploy standardized quality engineering practices, processes, tools, and methods
• Use Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement tools to develop and prioritize ideas for, and lead execution of, process improvement projects to reduce process variation, increase throughput, and improve part quality
• Develop ideas, secure funding, and execute capital equipment projects to improve process capability

• A University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

• Six Sigma green belt or equivalent
• Experience working with nickel alloys and single crystal casting process
• Experience with Pratt & Whitney’s Quality Management Systems (QMS)
• Fluency in product and tooling electronic definition interpretation
• Implement, maintain and monitor tooling for cast/core products and designing/monitoring associated quality assurance/control measures

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.
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Onsite: Employees…