IAE Quality Engineer - Escape Management (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-08-07

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

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?

The Quality Assurance organization has an opportunity for you to join the IAE AG Quality Management team.

In this role, you will lead and support dynamic activities on a growing commercial engine program. Activities will engage IAE AG, internal organizations, and internal and external producers driven to high levels of Quality performance related to product development, certification, and production.

What You Will Do:

• Lead and execute IAE AG Quality Partnership Escape Management processes, coordinate resolution of quality system alerts and investigations originating from IAE or its Partner Companies.
• Perform Escape Management procedures, root cause analysis, and recommend corrective action for internally produced products & processes.
• Analyze quality activities to identify systemic issues and enable development of specific quality initiative improvements and strategies.
• Develop proactive quality initiative strategies and drive their implementation.
• Maintain IAE AG quality metrics and reports, customer scorecards, corrective actions, updating and publishing weekly and monthly quality reports.
• Work with functional groups to help define and establish quality and process improvements.
• Ability to communicate and work at all levels within the business.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of Quality Engineering experience, manufacturing operations, and/or engineering experience or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience.
• Root Cause and Corrective Action experience.
• Understanding of Quality Management Systems (QMS), including AS9100 standards, internal audits, and continuous improvement initiatives within aerospace manufacturing.
• Ability to read and interpret technical engineering drawings.
• Potential domestic and international travel required (up to 15%).

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles, and continuous improvement tools (Lean/Six Sigma).
• Ability to make and meet commitments, balance, and resolve conflicting priorities.
• Strong Project Management skills. 
• Knowledge of the P&W Quality Management System.
• Working knowledge of complex engine component and assemblies.

Learn More and Apply:

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.

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 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, flexib