Prin Engineer, Design Engineering (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-07-30

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CT-MIDDLETOWN-140 ~ Aircraft Rd ~ BLDG 140

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

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.

What You Will Do

• Design support across all phases of the design cycle, preliminary through detailed design, validation, manufacturing, and operational service and will work on the designs of any component within the Fan/LPC and/or HPC modules (i.e. Rotors, airfoils, cases, frames, kinematics, etc…)
• Support the existing installed MCE fleets through enhanced commonality and optimization of components to ensure that the current and future needs of the business and customer are met.
• Expand repairability/maintainability for our customers and MRO facilities as well as work with quality clinics and related departments to support the test and verification of field issues
• Design and implements common procedures and standard work across the organization to optimize efficiency and quality. Also develop data and makes layouts, sketches, and notes necessary to present design proposals.
• Design and review layouts of components, calculate stack-up of detail components, and perform major cost studies consisting of new or existing details and/or marked prints and all supporting documentation, when necessary, to facilitate operations and ensure that established objectives and budgets are achieved.
• Resolve design problems of difficult-to-complex scope to ensure project completion as well as review completed layouts and drawings to ensure clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning.
• Communicate with the other engineering personnel to coordinate the interrelated design and ensure project completion. Also, provide technical leadership on IPT’s and when required, assist in training less experienced engineers to help them diagnose and solve problems and build capabilities.

Qualifications You Must Have

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering with 8+ years of Mechanical Design engineering experience OR
• Advanced degree with 5+ years of experience
• Experience with hardware, reading blueprints, and manufacturing methods
• Experience with engineering standard work and with Class I and/or II EC process
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Qualifications We Prefer

• M.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience with rotors
• Experience with fault tree investigation tool
•  Proficiency in Teamcenter, NX

What We Offer

• Relocation Eligibility

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