Repair Design Engineer

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.

This Repair Design Engineer (RDE) position is in the Cases & Composites Group within the Aftermarket Services Engineering (ASE) commercial jet engine repair group. The RDE is responsible for the design of repairs for gas turbine engine parts including development of the repair concept, writing of the repair, obtaining task approvals, and coordination with the manufacturing organization that performs the repair.

If you are looking for a job that is technically challenging and where what you do matters – then apply now.

• Establish repair design requirements and ensure repairs are safe, durable, and match the quality requirements of OEM parts.
• Research how damage affects gas turbine engine component operation and develop engineering-based solutions which will return damaged parts back to airworthiness.
• Create technical documents that provide the manufacturing organization the engineering requirements for repairs.
• Interface with commercial engine program managers to secure priorities and understand how the repair affects the engine fleet.
• Support the customer in the resolution of field supportability issues.
• Ensure repair tasks are completed to schedule and on budget.

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM)
• Minimum 5+ years of mechanical design or manufacturing engineering experience is required or 3+ years of experience with an Advanced degree
• Experience in the use of Unigraphics/NX or similar CAD application
• 10% Travel

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Materials Engineering
• Exposure to cost and schedule management or team leadership is desired.
• Experience with manufacturing processes such as machining, plating, plasma spray, welding or brazing is also desired.

In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment. This role is:

Onsite:
Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance workers, as they are essential to the development of our engines.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.