Program Chief Manufacturing Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-04-08

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Core Manufacturing Engineering in the Operational Excellence organization is hiring a Program Chief Manufacturing Engineer (PCME) to led Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) elements in support manufacturing readiness for Pratt & Whitney’s 6th Generation war fighter propulsion system.

The PCME is the manufacturing representative on the Integrated Program Management Team (IPMT).  The PCME will closely with Quality, Industrial, Procurement and Engineering program leadership to support the program goals.  The PCME is responsible for MRL progression and producibility reporting at the program level.   The scope of this role will include both Pratt & Whitney internal shop and supply chain components.

The selected candidate will have the opportunity to work in a high technology, advanced program environment. The ideal candidate will be an experience, proactive, and goal oriented professional to lead MRL execution for the program capable of clean and concise communication. This resource will have a key role in refining and improving MRL standard work as it applies to early phase programs.

What You Will Do:

• Provide strategy and guidance to the manufacturing engineers and Integrated Product Teams (IPT’s) supporting MRL progression.  The PCME will support all program activities with the coordination, communication, and reporting of program MRL plan with CIPT’s, Module Centers, and Global Supply Chain. 
• The PCME for 6th Gen will also have the unique opportunity to be the manufacturing point of contact for Pratt & Whitney’s 6th gen external customer. 
• Travel up to 20% can be expected.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (manufacturing, industrial, mechanical) or related technical field or 10 years of experience in a manufacturing operations environment or Masters degree and 7 years advanced degree
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in complex manufacturing activities for various part families or various processes.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• Holds a current U.S government issued Security Clearance or have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience in aerospace manufacture.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• CORE/Six Sigma Practitioner/professional certification.
• Understanding of continuous improvement concepts: DFSS, Red-X, Lean, etc.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in complex manufacturing activities.

Learn More & Apply Now:

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.

The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off,