ECU Control System Airworthiness Sr. Principal Lead P5 (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-04-29

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 information under this program/contract.

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?

What You Will Do:

This posting is for a control system airworthiness lead integration role on the ECU program. The candidate will serve as the 516C (and Multi-core) resident expert on ECU, acting as the program point of contact for Airworthiness for Controls Systems, Software, and Hardware. Responsibilities include supporting program airworthiness initiatives and customer discussions, owning the Controls Systems, Software, and Hardware certification plan, basis, and report, and driving the ECU team to execute plans and deliver necessary artifacts for the Certification Report. Additionally, the candidate will support execution in DOORS by verifying PIPS, PSIP, and 516C correlation mappings, coordinate and develop the airworthiness basis and report with the EDSI airworthiness team, program, customer, JPO, and the AW office, manage compliance assessments, and handle any non-compliances by structuring substantiating material and gaining alignment through the defined Alignment Process.

This activity requires strong integration and analysis skills in a variety of control system, diagnostic systems and/or software disciplines, such as:

• Systems Engineering & Integration
• Classical Control Design
• Multivariable & Optimal Control Design
• Software Engineering
• Embedded Systems
• Verification & Validation      
• Dynamic System Modeling (actuators, sensors, propulsion system)
• Dynamic Stability Analysis
• Statistical Data Analysis / Signal Processing
• Prognostics
• Engine Health Management
• System Simulation

Job responsibilities include a wide range of exciting and challenging activities which involve application of fundamental engineering principles in the analysis of engine system operating requirements and the development of engine control and diagnostic systems.  Candidates should have successfully demonstrated analytical skills to solve complex control, diagnostic and/or software system problems and the ability to work at the implementation level.  Candidates should also have strong teamworking skills and the drive to be successful as part of a dynamic organization.

What We Offer:

• Relocation Assistance
• Benefits

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• 10+ years of overall experience in Gas Turbine Aero Engine Control System design & hardware/software integration with a bachelor’s degree or 7 with an advanced degree
• U.S. Person or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Demonstrated experience of successful leadership of team(s) on long term and/or multiyear projects.
• Project planning experience, including application of Earned Value Management tools.
• Practical experience with application of ARP 4754, ARP 4761, MIL-HDBK-516, DO-178 and DO-160, or equivalent.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience with technical and project/business management of Supplier/Partner relationships.

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EDSI CDS

The Engine Design & Systems Integration (EDSI) organization is responsible for the integration of components, modules, and sub-systems into world class commercial and military propulsion systems.

The Engine Design Systems Integration (EDSI) Mature Commercial Engines (MCE) team is frontline keeping the legacy commercial, industrial and military transport / tanker