Senior Durable Tooling Designer; On-site

Position: Senior Durable Tooling Designer (On-site)
Location: North Berwick

Date Posted:

Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-ME-NORTH BERWICK-113 113 Wells St WELLS, Rte 9
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Security Clearance Type:
DoD Clearance:
Secret
Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At RTX, the world 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.

What You Will Do:

The Senior Durable Tooling Designer supports the design and manufacturing of durable tooling in their assigned area(s). Durable tooling includes machining fixtures, gauges, lifting devices, and material handling equipment to support Module Centers & Operations (MC&O). This position operates within the durable tooling value stream and serves as a liaison between internal stakeholders, Operational Excellence, OEM design services, and tooling OEMs.

You will achieve day-to-day objectives that have significant impact on your assigned work area. You will contribute to the development of goals of the discipline and planning efforts (budgets, operational plans, etc.). You will manage moderately-to-significantly sized projects. You are a self-directed team player operating with minimal oversight and will be responsible for coaching, reviewing, and delegating work to lower-level professionals.

Your expertise is important to us so we expect that you will provide measurable input to new products, processes, or standards in operational plans to implement business strategies.

With this role, we're investing in critical talent to aid us in how we execute our manufacturing tooling strategy. We're seeking highly skilled, motivated, technically savvy, and energetic candidates to join us on our tooling revitalization journey. You will take part in how we design durable tooling within our Module Centers & Operations (MC&O) sites. The successful candidate will join Pratt & Whitney's Operational Excellence organization and their assigned MC&O sites to offer their expertise in bringing about next-level cost, quality, and technical performance of durable tooling design.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze tooling packages from Manufacturing Engineering to understand scope-of-work requirements.
• Conduct concept and layout approval design reviews to support new and legacy programs.
• Calculate cost estimates for tool design and manufacturing projects.
• Complete export reviews for jurisdiction and classification of tool drawings, CAD files, and tooling commodities.
• Validate supplier quotes meet technical requirements.
• Approve and release durable tooling purchase orders for design, manufacturing, alteration, and/or repair.
• Disposition supplier non-conformances for accept, reject, or repair and lead supplier to complete RRCA for all escapes.
• Serve as a key voice in alterations to Pratt & Whitney's Tool Design Manual and Control of Tooling standard work so that we infuse consistency across the execution work stream.
• Comply with all tooling-related company procedures, processes
• Candidate must ensure processes and procedures comply with all applicable Environmental, Health and Safety requirements as well as all the applicable quality requirements.
• Must be able to review drawings and concepts and resolve producibility concerns.
• Must be able work well in an integrated product development/design environment

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Engineering/Other Technical Positions:
  Bachelor's degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations OR
• Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience OR
• In absence of a degree, 10 years of relevant experience is required.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Experience in dimension and geometric tolerance of tooling prints and models.
• The candidate must be proficient in NX or similar CAD software
• Proficient in reading and interpreting 2-D drawings and GD&T (ASME Y14.5), ability to design for manufacturing simplicity, and a strong understanding of technical blueprints.
• Understands process planning:
  Material procurement, sequence of operations, selection of tools and feeds & speeds for various materials such as plastics, aluminum,…