Project Engineering Discipline Chief (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-05-27

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-FL-JUPITER-APREP ~ 17900 Beeline Hwy ~ APREP

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 Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. 

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Pratt & Whitney's Module Center Engineering (MCE), in support of Compression Systems Engineering (CSE), is seeking a visionary Project Engineering Discipline Chief to provide strategic technical leadership and elevate project engineering excellence across all MCE organizations. In this role, you will leverage broad expertise across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, quality, validation, and customer support to strengthen program execution for both development and service fleets. Acting as a vital bridge between disciplines and organizations, you will champion the health, development, and continuous improvement of our people, processes, and tools.

What You Will Do:

• Strategic Technical Leadership: Guide teams through effective task planning, execution, and the rapid resolution of critical, multi-phase technical challenges.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with organizational leaders and discipline councils to align execution and foster synergy across  Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Component Integrated Product Teams (CIPTs), and Module Centers.
• Talent & Capability Development: Coach, mentor, and train project engineers and IPT leaders, focusing on robust planning, risk management, and accountability.
• Program & Risk Optimization: Drive process robustness, safety culture, and rigorous risk management across all module center programs.
• Continuous Improvement: Utilize process improvement tools to identify, implement, and sustain advancements in project engineering methods and processes.
• Knowledge Management: Author and maintain the Project Engineering Manual (PEM), flowmaps, and lessons-learned repositories to ensure consistent standards.
• Technical Governance: Participate in key design and system reviews, supporting major rig and component development activities to ensure strict compliance.
• Travel occasionally (approximately 10%) to sites, suppliers, or customer locations as needed. (Domestic and International).

What You Will Learn:

• Mastery of Enterprise-Level Technical Governance: You will learn how to navigate and influence large-scale aerospace organizations by driving process consistency, managing compliance across major design reviews, and authoring the foundational standards that govern engineering execution.
• Advanced Cross-Functional & Crisis Leadership: You will sharpen your ability to lead complex, matrixed teams (IPTs, CIPTs, and Module Centers) through high-stakes technical challenges, field/safety investigations, and urgent supplier interventions across the entire product lifecycle.
• Continuous Improvement & Talent Optimization at Scale: You will develop elite coaching and mentoring capabilities while mastering executive-level continuous improvement methodologies (using CORE tools) to optimize organizational risk management, safety culture, and engineering toolsets.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and 12 years of relevant engineering experience, or an Advanced degree in a related field and 10 years of relevant engineering experience.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Education & Experience: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) or equivalent, combined with 15+ years of progressive experience within the gas turbine industry.
• Domain Expertise: Expert-level knowledge acros