Sr. Manager, Manufacturing Engineering (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-03-03

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW715: Asheville Site W Asheville Greenfield Site TBD , Asheville, NC, 28803 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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 tightknit 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 planning to invest at least $650 million through 2027 in a world-class turbine airfoil production facility in Asheville, North Carolina. The new, 1,000,000-square-foot facility will house an advanced casting foundry for the production of turbine airfoils as well as conduct machining, coating and finishing of airfoils onsite.

The new, state-of-the-art facility will implement best-in-class manufacturing technologies and processes exemplifying industry 4.0 manufacturing principles and will complement existing turbine airfoil work that is done across Pratt & Whitney’s facilities.

Flight is an instrument of human progress. It not only gets people where they want to go, it carries humanity to places it never thought possible.

At Pratt & Whitney, you will be part of an evolving, globally diverse company that’s moving fast to craft the future of aviation. Customers all over the world depend on our technology and the people behind it. As part of the team you’ll help answer today’s challenges in powered flight while crafting and supporting tomorrow’s solutions.

Pratt & Whitney, a recognized leading producer of the world’s most powerful jet engines, is looking for dedicated individuals to support our organization. If you aspire to work in a dynamic environment and possess the motivation to convert new ideas into practice, this may be the opportunity you’ve been looking for.

The Technical Manager is responsible for leading manufacturing engineering team supporting a Business Unit within the Asheville, NC site and will play a key role in the tactical and strategic direction. The candidate must demonstrate exceptional leadership, interpersonal and team skills, as well as strong communication skills and the ability to multi-task and adapt to changing business requirements. Additionally, we will be looking for individuals with strong business acumen, manufacturing proficiency, and the ability to develop and insert new technologies into the manufacturing process.

What You Will Do:

• Lead manufacturing team in all areas of engineering, processes, work instructions, quality requirements, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive product cost reduction and ensure War on Cost targets are achieved through data driven process improvements and deployment of new technologies.
• Manage manufacturing engineering resources and assignments across manufacturing cells and effectively manage the Manufacturing Engineering support budget for respective business unit.
• Develop and drive standardized engineering practices, processes, tools and methods across all products.
• Develop, plan, and implement capital requirements to support productivity improvements, technology insertion, manufacturing automation and capacity for future programs.
• Implement and execute engineering changes to ensure customer requirements are met and financial commitments are achieved.
• Identify and mitigate development program manufacturing risks to ensure program deliverables and timelines are met; Ensure MRL (Manufacturing Readiness Level) aligns to Program requirements as hardware transitions from development to production across business unit.
   

Qualifications You Must Have: 

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations or similar degree and 10+ years of experience in operations, manufacturing engineering or similar experience or a Master’s degree in a relevant field and 7+ years of related experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• Ability to travel 30%.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Advanced degree in Busi