Structures Engineer

Date Posted:

2024-10-29

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW147: PW OKC Campus 8120 S. Air Depot Blvd , Oklahoma City, OK, 73135 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 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?

Job Summary:

The Mechanical Systems, Externals, and Nacelles (MSEN) is looking for a Structures Engineer to perform structural analysis on military engine programs under supervision of more experienced engineers.  Responsibilities of the position include performing structural analyses to demonstrate durability and structural integrity of MSEN components, participating on multi-disciplined integrated product teams, and presenting analysis results to both PW leadership and customer representatives.  Hardware to be analyzed includes bearing compartments, gearboxes, lube pumps, oil tanks, tubes, mount brackets, and ducts.  Moreover, the responsibilities include performing of engine test data reduction and providing as needed on-site or remote engine test coverage.

Key Responsibilities:

Perform structural analysis in support of post engine production & service support.

Use finite element analysis and classical methods to evaluate for strength, deflection, vibration, fatigue life, and damage tolerance.

Participate as the structure’s representative on multi-discipline teams to provide design solutions that balance customer requirements for durability, performance, cost, and weight.

Work to advance technology and improve engineering standard work processes/methods.

Document analysis results and present conclusions to PW management and external customers.

Travel less than 10%

Basic Qualifications:

Batchelor degree in engineering, and less than 2 years of Engineering experience.

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Preferred Qualifications:

Mechanical, Aerospace or Civil Engineering degree strongly preferred.

Aerospace or Turbofan Engine knowledge highly preferred.

knowledge in structural finite element methods, hand-calculations, and use of ANSYS.

Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office, SAP, and other business software.

Strong communication and task coordination skills.

What is my role type?

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.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

This position is open to internal applicants only within Pratt & Whitney.  To help shore up our military programs, we are looking to reallocate resources to USG direct charging roles and therefore consider this to be an internal to Pratt movement.  We may look to open these opportunities more broadly once we complete the initial Pratt talent moves.  

The salary range for this role is 64,000 USD - 128,000 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 ro