Fuel System Dynamic Analysis Sr. Principal Engineer P5

Date Posted:

2025-04-28

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:

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

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Confidential

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.

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:

This Sr. Principal Engineering role is an opportunity to lead model-based development and model-based systems engineering of engine fuel systems across military and commercial gas turbine and hybrid electric propulsion systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Model-based Engineering of Fuel and Actuation Systems.
• Fuel and actuation feedback control algorithm development.
• Onboard real-time models for fuel system FDA.
• Integration with internal customers including engine operability and engine performance teams, control laws, control system safety and reliability, V&V, DPHM. 
• Analysis to derive sensor, algorithmic and computational requirements for modeling, estimation, and FDA solutions.
• Model-based functional requirements development consistent with MBSE best practices. 
• Root cause analysis and corrective action for fuel system test and field issues. 
• Rapid development of software solutions to emerging hardware issues. 
• Fuel system trade studies for improving key propulsion system metrics. 
• Talent development through mentoring, development/delivery of training and standard work.
• Up to 10% travel

 

What We Offer:

• Relocation Assistance
• Benefits

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• 10 years engineering experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years’ experience Engineering/Other Technical Positions
• 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:

• Fuel system modeling using languages such as Modelica 
• Model-based Systems Engineering experience
• Experience developing fuel system functional requirements for control system software and for fuel system hardware.

Learn More and Apply Now!

EDSI

The Engine Design & Systems Integration (EDSI) organization is responsible for the integration of components, modules, and sub-systems into world class commercial and military propulsion systems.

The Engine Design Systems Integration (EDSI) Mature Commercial Engines (MCE) team is frontline keeping the legacy commercial, industrial and military transport / tanker fleets operating safely.  EDSI MCE system engineering lead prime mission is to ensure fleet wide safety, customer satisfaction, reliability, maintainability while driving a profitable business result.

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:

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).

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.

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