Combustor Durability Aerothermal Engineer (Hybrid)

Date Posted:

2022-10-14-07:00

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Remote

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 Description:

Hot Section Engineering is seeking a dynamic individual to be a part of our world-class Combustor Durability Engineering team! This candidate will lead in the development and execution of methods for modeling and assessing combustor durability on products ranging from the latest commercial engines to advanced military applications. The candidate will lead and coordinate the combustor durability work supporting multidisciplinary Integrated Product Teams (IPT). The successful candidate will possess impeccable communication skills and the ability to formulate solutions and plans aimed to overcome challenging problems aimed at improving combustor durability, capability, robustness, affordability, and safety. The candidate will be the primary interface to the program leadership working directly with the CIPT. Travel up to 10%.

Key Responsibilities:

• Primary discipline interface to CIPT and program leadership.

•  Assists the strategic development of combustor durability processes, tools, and vision within the organization, own specific parts of the discipline development plan.

•  Drives discipline learning between engine programs and practitioners.

•  Responsible for the creation and execution of analytical models that captures fleet-specific utilization and to provide life projections to business-level decision.

• Leading and mentoring younger engineers in executing engineering tasks.

•  Integrates with combustor aerodynamics to mature standards and processes in combustor thermal-damage model creation.

•  Develops design and life prediction maturation plans integrating test data from university rigs, internal rigs, test engines, and field data.

•  Develop and communicate combustor durability fleet statistics, removal drivers, and corrective actions to program management.

•  Development of technical initiatives incorporating field data, environmental data and higher fidelity physics into life modeling systems.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS degree in Engineering

• 5+ years of engineering experience or 3+ years with an advanced degree in a related field

• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident Status (Green Card Holder) is required due to government contract

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in Aero Thermal Science

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:

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. This means that responsibilities of the job need to be performed onsite on a regular basis.

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.

Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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