Senior Manager, F135 Fleet Readiness - (On-site)

Date Posted:

2025-12-08

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:

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:

DoD Clearance: Secret

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 is seeking a qualified Fleet Readiness Manager to lead execution of Performance Based Logistics (PBL) within the F135 Program Office, ensuring the availability of the Propulsion System for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

The primary responsibility of this position is to integrate the aftermarket elements of Logistics Program Management (LPM) for implementation of the Military Engines procedure for Fleet Readiness Excellence to: (1) Collect and Trend Fleet Data; (2) Analyze the Data and Forecast Demand; (3) Develop the Readiness Plan; (4) Communicate and Confirm the Plan; and (5) Execute the Plan.

What You Will Do

• Review Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to identify top degraders to Propulsion System readiness;

• Integrate Engineering & Logistics disciplines within the Supportability IPT (SuIPT) & Customer Service IPT (CSIPT) to develop root cause corrective action, to publish Engineering Change proposals (ECPS) of Retrofit Plans, and to implement Time Compliant Technical Directives (TCTDs) or Service Bulletins (SBs);

• Project manage routine, emerging issue, and critical safety campaign implementation for Engineering Changes (ECs), Major Variance Requests (MVRs), Stop Delivery Orders (SDOs), Quality Notifications (QNs), and Time Compliant Technical Directives (TCTDs);

• Integrate execution of plans with F135 Asset Management for unit level, depot level and deployed material

• Execute Product Support Analysis and Health Reporting, Enact the Agile Operating System, and Engage cross-functionality to sustain F135 Fleet Readiness about 94%.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree

• 10 years of Project, Manufacturing or Service Engineering experience, or an Advance degree with 7 years of Project, Manufacturing or Service Engineering experience

• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. ( US DoD Secret clearance.) U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. 

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Qualifications We Prefer

• Applied Knowledge of F-35/F135 Sustainment Concept of Operations (CONOPs).

• Proficiency with Product Support Analysis (PSA), Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), Technical Publications, Teamcenter and Enterprise/Material Resource Planning (ERP/MRP)

What is my role type?

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.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is