Senior Principal Engineer (Remote)

Date Posted:

2025-06-02

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW100: East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

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:

None/Not Required

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Job Summary:

Pratt & Whitney, Materials and Process Engineering (MPE) organization in East Hartford, CT is looking for a highly motivated Senior Principal Engineer- Materials and Process Modeling who can support the development and implementation of modeling tools and methods for gas turbine engine applications.

A successful candidate will become part of a highly focused materials modeling team in a fast moving and challenging environment.

• Support the development, implementation, and maturation of various process and property modeling and simulation tools and methods.
• Development and implementation of new computational tools, process monitoring, data capture and mining methods.
• Identifying material characterization requirements, including mechanical test methods development for mechanistic model calibration and validation.
• Will assess current state of modeling tools and methods in MPE and support the utilization of such tools and methods.
• Obtaining internal and external funding, assessing current model or method maturity, standardizing requirements for documentation, new model development and validation as appropriate.
• Developing and executing project plans and cost estimates, meeting schedule milestones and reporting progress to management.
• Work with cross functional teams including Materials Development and Characterization, Manufacturing, Design, Structures and Lifing Disciplines.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering or related technical field and 10+ years of experience in Materials and Process Modeling Techniques OR an Advanced Degree and 7+ years of experience in Materials and Process Modeling Techniques
• US Citizenship required due to government contracts
• Travel 10%

Qualifications We Prefer:

• PhD degree in Materials Science or Metallurgy
• 15+ years of experience with Materials Modeling or Process Modeling
• Expertise in Finite Element Methods (FEM), including use of software tools such as DEFORM, ABAQUS, ANSYS and/or LS-DYNA to simulate material processes and behavior under manufacturing and engine service conditions.
• Expertise in key materials manufacturing processes (such as forging, rolling or machining) as well as material testing and characterization methods.
• Proficient in programing languages, FORTRAN, Python and/or C++ to develop user-based routines for multi-scale simulations.
• Expertise in using microstructure and microtexture characterization and reconstruction using tools such as DREAM-3D for multi-scale modeling.
• Proficient in CAD software, e.g., AutoCAD, Solidworks
• Familiarity with technology and manufacturing development (TRL/MRL) and government contracting processes.
• Experience with RTX Core/Continuous Improvement or Six Sigma tools is a plus.

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