Principal Product Manufacturing Engineer; Onsite

What You Will Do

The Principal Product Manufacturing Engineer will provide support to manufacturing operations and drive process improvement to improve the company’s quality and delivery signature utilizing quality metrics and Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) elements such as PFMEA, Control Plan & Gage R R as needed. The role will be responsible for a specific part or part family and may also include supply chain support components.

The scope includes the PW internal shop and business support for manufacturing process improvements across multiple process steps spanning the full manufacturing value stream of the assigned parts. As a key member of the Integrated Product Team (IPT) and the primary manufacturing point of contact (POC) for a specific part family, the role will engage Process Manufacturing Engineers, Design Engineers, Project Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Structural Engineers to meet delivery commitments.

Responsibilities include:

• Identify, track, and coordinate execution of projects that reduce Cost of Poor Quality and improve operational capacity using project management skills in a multi‑disciplined environment.
• Drive targeted manufacturing process optimization activities using MRL tools such as Process Flow Diagram, PFMEA, Process Control Plans, Measurement Systems Analysis, Yield & Cost curves, etc.
• Drive Key Product Characteristics (KPC) Management and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) elements for increasing First Pass Yield across the Manufacturing Value Stream.
• Identify & implement process optimization & control methods to eliminate quality turnbacks/escapes and reduce overall product costs.
• Perform root‑cause analysis and corrective actions on non‑conforming products using statistical analysis tools and other methods.
• 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 periodic project reviews ensuring validation and use effective scorecards and metrics to ensure progress.
• Lead significant projects critical to improving manufacturing process capability & quality performance through the assigned processes.

You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8+ years of experience in engineering, manufacturing operations, quality or related work environment OR a Master’s degree and 5+ years of experience in the same fields.
• Experience managing multiple projects with competing priorities in a constantly fluctuating work environment.
• Experience reading and interpreting blueprints.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in complex manufacturing activities.
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing a portfolio of cross‑functional projects.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products.

We Prefer:

• Degree in mechanical/aerospace/manufacturing engineering.
• Six Sigma project leadership/management/coaching experience.
• Understanding of Quality Procedures, Quality Management Systems and/or experience using CORE tools/continuous improvement tools such as Six Sigma and LEAN.
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., MS Projects).
• Experience with PW software tools like Solumina, SAP.
• Experience in using UG/NX, Team Center, and other CAD software suites.
• Experience in using Minitab and other statistical software for analysis.

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.