Principal F135 Technical Data Writer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-08-12

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:

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?

The F135 military engine program has an opportunity for a motivated, self-starting Unit and Depot Level Technical Data Writer. This Maintenance Data Engineering (MDE) position will routinely interface with Pratt & Whitney internal such as Customer Support Engineering (CSE), Support Equipment (SE), Global Services Engineering (GSE) and Systems Integration for publication of F135 repair technical data modules and interaction with external customers to include the F-35 Joint Program Office, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Lockheed-Martin, and Rolls Royce. As part of Military Customer Support & Services, the MDE Employee will support technical data authoring and logistics activities.

What You Will Do:

• Responsible for the development and authoring of complex maintenance procedures in support of the Pratt & Whitney F135 Engine.
• Working with the tech data supply base to meet cost, schedule, quality and technical performance requirements as agreed to by contract.
• This position involves program related tasks, participation in validations, and other engineering disciplines to ensure technical data is adequate, accurate, safe, and meets acceptable quality levels as required.
• Develop maintenance data procedures based on various forms of engineering source data.
• Define and implement authoring requirements as they pertain to the development of maintenance procedures.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• BA/BS degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Aviation Maintenance required. In lieu of a degree, you must have a minimum of 9 years of experience in Aviation Maintenance technical data offering and Quality required.
• A minimum of 5+ years of experience in Aviation Maintenance technical data offering and Quality required; or an advanced degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Aviation Maintenance with 3+ years of experience in Aviation Maintenance technical data offering and Quality required.
• 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.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Certification FAA Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic a plus
• The ideal candidate will have at least 3-5 years of technical writing experience, process planner, logistics support, and a solid understanding of aircraft engine maintenance practices.
• [Experience with MIL-STD-38784, MIL-PRF-87268, and MIL-PRF-87269 is a plus.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products, Team Center, DOC ACCESS, PW specifications, technical
• Authoring systems Arbortext, Corena, Vista, and S1000D specification.
• Process certification or other statistical background is desirable

Learn More and Apply Now!

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

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.

For onsite roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsi