Senior Principal Product Manufacturing Engineer; Onsite

Position: Senior Principal Product Manufacturing Engineer (Onsite)
** Date Posted:
**** Country:
** United States of America
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* Location:

** PW102:
Middletown Aircraft Rd P.O. Box 611, Middletown, CT, 06457 USA
** 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:
** None/Not Required Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious.

Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.
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* What You Will Do:

** Provide support to manufacturing operations and drive process improvement to improve the company’s quality and delivery signature utilizing quality metrics and MRL elements such as PFMEA, Control Plan & Gage R&R as needed. The Product ME will be responsible for a specific part or part family. The scope of this role will include PW internal shop and may also include supply chain support components.  

Responsibilities:
* With specific parts ownership, this role will provide direct support to the manufacturing shop floor and drive manufacturing process improvements across multiple process steps that spans the full value stream of the parts.
* Provide focused & effective leadership in the advancement of MRL elements to drive manufacturing risk identification and mitigation to achieve superior quality performance as needed.
* Identify & implement process optimization & control methods to eliminate/prevent quality turn backs /escapes and reduce overall product costs.
* As a key member of the Integrated Product Team (IPT), significant interaction with product designers, tool designers, quality assurance, systems designers, and other stakeholders is required
* Perform Root cause analysis and corrective actions on non-conforming product using statistical analysis tools and other methods as necessary.
* Drive targeted manufacturing process optimization activities through MRL tools such as Value Stream Mapping and Process Flow Diagram, PFMEA, Control Plans, Measurement Systems Analysis, Yield & Cost curves and Qualification plan.
* The discipline and follow-through to fully document problem statements, observations, conclusions, calculations and recommendations.
* Work with senior management:
* Support the project pipeline process to select, prioritize and scope projects to business objectives, integrated with other continuous improvement activities and ACE/CORE initiatives.
* Schedule and facilitate project reviews and ensure validation of MRL gate advancements. Use effective scorecards and metrics to ensure progress.
* Lead significant projects critical to improve manufacturing process capability & quality performance
* Represent the organization in various forums related to MRL execution. Develop standard work, procedures, and integrate industry-standard best practices.
* Communicate lessons learned to product development/engineering to enable implementation of design for variation (DFV) and robust design methods (DFSS).
* Other operational organizations for read across implementation.
** Qualifications You Must Have:
*** B.S. in Engineering or related field and minimum 10 years experience in Manufacturing Engineering or a related field or in lieu of degree 15+ years of relevant experience in Manufacturing Engineering environment.
* Extensive experience managing multiple competing priorities simultaneously
* Extensive experience reading and interpreting blueprints
* U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
* Demonstrated technical proficiency in complex manufacturing activities
* Demonstrated proficiency…