Senior Design Engineer - P3 (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-08-12

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW715: Asheville Site 330 Pratt Whitney Blvd , Asheville, NC, 28806 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?

Pratt & Whitney is seeking a detail-focused Senior Design Engineer to support our Airfoil Design Team within our Hot Section Engineering organization based in Asheville, NC.

What You Will Do:

• Partner with operations, quality, procurement, and engineering SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) to lead root cause investigations, corrective actions, and product/process improvements.
• Support military and commercial airfoil production, identifying Class II engineering changes to enhance quality, cost-efficiency, and manufacturability.
• Contribute to Cost of Poor-Quality efforts, challenge existing processes, and drive improvements using Pro-Cert methodology and data-driven decision-making.
• Identify inefficiencies in production support, proactively address recurring quality notifications, and eliminate redundant analysis.
• Document producibility lessons learned and integrate them into future product development and next-gen hardware design.
• Travel 10% (Domestic).

What You Will Learn:

• Identify best practices for defect assessment and defining “Right-size Analysis” through a risk-based decision-making process. 
• Address time-critical quality issues to support engine and module delivery. 
• Coordinate evaluation and response to supplier requests for information (eSRI). 
• Plan and manage corrective action activities that drive Quality Notifications (QN) and cost reduction. 

Qualifications You Must Have:

• A University degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 5 years prior relevant engineering experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and 3 years prior relevant engineering experience.
• U.S. Citizen - U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience in TeamCenter, SAP, and/or Solumina.

• Engineering Design experience in the mechanical, structural, aerodynamics, or thermodynamics fields.

What We Offer:

• Eligible for Relocation.

Learn More & Apply Now!

Department/Segment Overview:

• Hot Section Engineering (HSE): is responsible for the design, development, technology maturation and in service support of all diffuser cases, combustors, turbines (vanes, blades, rotors and cases), augmenters (military), nozzles and associated fuel systems for all military, commercial and industrial engine models and radial auxiliary power units. Technical disciplines in HSE include Project Engineering, Mechanical Design, Structural Analysis, Durability, and Product Definition.

What is your 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.