Fuel System Dynamic Analysis Sr. Principal Engineer P5 (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-06-02

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: Confidential

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?

What You Will Do:

This Sr. Principal Engineering role is an opportunity to lead model-based development and model-based systems engineering of engine fuel systems across military and commercial gas turbine and hybrid electric propulsion systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Model-based Engineering of Fuel and Actuation Systems.
• Fuel and actuation feedback control algorithm development.
• Onboard real-time models for fuel system FDA.

• Integration with internal customers including engine operability and engine performance teams, control laws, control system safety and reliability, V&V, DPHM. 
• Analysis to derive sensor, algorithmic and computational requirements for modeling, estimation, and FDA solutions.
• Model-based functional requirements development consistent with MBSE best practices. 
• Root cause analysis and corrective action for fuel system test and field issues. 
• Rapid development of software solutions to emerging hardware issues. 
• Fuel system trade studies for improving key propulsion system metrics. 
• Talent development through mentoring, development/delivery of training and standard work.
• Up to 10% travel

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• 10 years of engineering experience with a Bachelor’s degree or 7 with an advanced degree
• 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:

• Strong foundation in systems engineering principles
• Advanced degree in engineering
• Fuel system modeling using languages such as Modelica 
• Model-based Systems Engineering experience
• Experience developing fuel system functional requirements for control system software and for fuel system hardware.

What We Offer:

• Benefits
• Relocation Assistance

Learn More & Apply Now!

Controls & Diagnostics Systems (CDS)

CDS develops complex, cyber-resilient control systems and software for commercial and military engines including power and thermal management Systems and auxiliary power units. CDS also develops advanced diagnostic & health management systems to monitor our products, forecast events and help facilitate MRO operations. With growing emphasis on sustainability, CDS is on the forefront of system development for hybrid and electric propulsion.

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.

The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factor