Senior Manager – Geared Turbo Fan Aftermarket Modeling (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-10-24

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW100: East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 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 certain necessary systems.

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.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

Pratt & Whitney’s Commercial Engines Geared Turbo Fan (GTF) Aftermarket Business is responsible for commercial maintenance agreements covering jet engines across the Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines portfolio. The GTF Maintenance Cost Group (“MCG”), in the GTF Global Network and Cost Management Organization, develops and maintains shop visit forecasting models that:

What You Will Do:

• Determine the financial impact of maintenance agreements for new sales and existing engine maintenance contracts.

• Provide senior management with strategic guidance to improve returns for the GTF Program.

• MCG’s main tool, the Interval Cost Estimator (“ICE”) is a Monte Carlo simulation of engine operation and maintenance.  MCG is looking for a Senior Manager – GTF Aftermarket Modeling who will focus on advancing MCG’s maintenance cost forecasting models. The selected candidate will work with both the current ICE3 and future ICE NextGen simulation models/platforms.

• Contribute to the ICE NextGen model development and integration with the ICE NextGen Ecosystem.

• Maintaining and developing the ICE 3.0 Maintenance Cost Simulation model as necessary.

• Improving forecast accuracy and process efficiency for ICE3.0 and ICE NextGen maintenance cost forecasting processes.

• Educate forecast model users on model logic/inputs and troubleshoot core model issues.

• Educate forecast customers and senior management on modeling concepts, input assumptions, complexity, and the correct interpretation of results.

• Extract, curate, and analyze actuals data to calibrate forecasting models.

• Team with business groups such as Finance, Engineering, Aftermarket, and Engine Program Management to identify, understand and model emerging aftermarket issues.

• Liaise with technical organizations such as Engineering, Powerplant Engineering and Fleet Management to identify maintenance cost risk and opportunity.

What You Will Learn:

• To apply your modeling/discrete event simulation skills to jet engine maintenance and management

• To communicate with various technical disciplines within jet engine maintenance and management organizations

• To apply your modeling and simulation skills to model complex business specific behaviors

• To analyze actuals invoice data to calibrate model pricing and behavior.

Qualifications You Must Have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM field of study and 10 years of experience to include analytical problem solving, Python programing language and knowledge of SQL or 7 years of experience to include analytical problem solving, Python programing language and knowledge of SQL with an advanced degree in STEM field.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. 

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Competence in statistical analysis and modeling techniques, particularly in Discrete Event Monte Carlo simulations.

• Experience in data analysis and engaging expert knowledge to calibrate model logic and inputs to operational, price, cost, and maintenance actuals.

• General knowledge of jet engine performance, hot section reliability, rating structures, and familiarity with Life Limited Parts.

• Communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences in various business disciplines across all levels of management. 

• Experience managing multiple tasks, lead/own project