DPHM Principal Engineer P4 (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-10-02

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 transform the future of flight once again—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 tight-knit 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.

Innovation through diversity of thought. At Pratt & Whitney, we believe diversity of thought enables creativity, innovation, and a foundation for inclusion. By fostering an inclusive culture, we accept a shared accountability and responsibility to recognize, sponsor, coach, hire and promote talent equally. We welcome our employees to be their whole - best - selves at work because trust, respect, and integrity, are a part of our DNA.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

What You will Do:

The Diagnostics, Prognostics and Health Management (DPHM) discipline within CDS is responsible for the development and deployment of cutting-edge data acquisition systems, diagnostics, prognostics, and analytics. The DPHM discipline maintains functional ownership of Prognostic Health Management (PHM) sensing systems and Fault Detection and Isolation though the product lifecycle to enable Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) fleet management. 

The DPHM Advanced Military Engine Program (AMEP) Principal Engineer will be responsible for development of the PHM Systems for 6th Gen military engine programs.  This includes defining the system and subsystem requirements for hardware and software, advancing a variety of technologies for gas path diagnostics, and defining and executing the fault detection and isolation strategy for the programs.  In this role, AMEP DPHM Principal Engineer will collaborate with a large cross-section of P&W engineering and sustainment teams as well the engine end customer to identify CBM capability needs for 6th Gen programs and capturing them in Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools.  This position type is for on-site and requires obtaining a security clearance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and model PHM System and Subsystem level requirements  
• Drive maturation of PHM Sensing functions
• Support development, validation, and verification of on-board software for PHM functions
• Drive root cause and corrective action for challenges related to PHM systems
• Conduct requirement compliance assessment analyses for Fault Detection and Isolation and CBM
• Advance new technologies for sensors and algorithm for PHM/CBM
• Integrate between P&W, Collins and the Raytheon Technologies Research Center
• Perform sub-system trade studies and analyses leveraging data analytics and machine learning where applicable
• Develop On-Board and Off-board Algorithms to enable Condition Based Inspection (CBI)
• Manage data system requirements between Propulsion System and the Airframe

What We Offer

• Benefits
• Relocation Assistance

Qualifications You Must Have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• 8 years’ experience in engineering or an advanced degree and 5 years’ experience
• 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.

Qualifications We Prefer:                                                                                        

• Knowledge of and exposure to aerospace control and diagnostic systems
• Experience in gas turbine engine subsystems and their architecture, performance, and analysis
• Proficiency in requirements management tools such as DOORs
• Proficiency in MBSE methodology and tools such as CAMEO Experience in coordinating with multiple organizations and operating in cross-functional IPTs
• Experience with Agile methodologies and tools such as JIRA
• Basic familiarity with Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
• Strong ability to effectively communicate, lead, influence and coordinate across te