Grind Process Manufacturing Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CT-EAST HARTFORD-ETC 400 Main St BLDG ETC

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 information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flightdesigning building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within were seeking the people to drive it. So calling all curious.

Come ready to explore and youll find a place where your talent takes flightbeyond the borders of title a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and well 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 thats 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

Pratt & Whitney is seeking an experienced proactive and goal-oriented professional for a Grinding Process Manufacturing Engineer role. This position would require that the candidate provides technical ownership of grinding processes in a unionized aerospace manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for process development sustainment and continuous improvement while working in partnership with represented hourly employees operations leadership and other supporting organizations. Grinding process owner responsible for technologies to manufacture a turbine blade include creep feed grind robotic deburr manual deburr robot flush systems CMM and manual gaging.

Grind Process Manufacturing Engineers responsibilities include:

• Develop optimize and sustain grinding processes for turbine blade airfoil components. Owner of end-to-end grind process which also includes robot deburr robot flushing CMM.
• Define process parameters tooling fixtures wheels and coolant systems in accordance with established engineering design.
• Provide on-floor technical support and troubleshooting in collaboration with operations.
• Create maintain and improve PFMEA and control plans for grind process.
• Lead process capability improvements scrap reduction and yield improvement initiatives.
• Author and maintain process work instructions for robust processing standards.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) and process qualification activities.
• Partner with Quality Engineering to ensure compliance with AS9100 and internal standards
• Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
• Identify & implement process optimization & control methods to eliminate/prevent quality turn backs /escapes and reduce overall product costs.
• Use statistical analysis tools to perform Root cause analysis and corrective actions on non-conforming product.
• Self-discipline to work collaboratively and independently follow-through to fully document problem statements observations conclusions calculations and recommendations.
• Lead significant projects critical to improve manufacturing process capability & quality performance.
• Participate in manufacturing process councils that drive systemic process improvements through baselining current process performance and developing continuous improvement actions to improve process standards.
• Drive manufacturing process technology development including process modeling through identification of opportunities to advancing MRL through to production implementation.
• Participate in manufacturing reviews cold starts new product introduction and manufacturing standard work improvements.
• Manage yield improvements and new geometry introduction while working on Identify lead-time/cost reduction & waste elimination opportunities in the supply base.

What You Will Learn

• Exciting manufacturing processes and techniques developed by P&W for the production of turbine blades.
• Grind controllers include Siemens and Fanuc. Multiple varieties of robot make/models.
• Siemens NX modeling including the opportunity to advance process modeling methods.
• Technical and effective work instruction creation to enable robust process.
• Aerospace quality standards and procedures critical to controlling world class product.
• Statistical understanding of process control and capability. P&W provides multiple resources to advance an engineers Six Sigma journey.

Qualifications You Must Have

• A Bachelors degree in engineering required w/5 years experience.
• Preference:Mechanical Manufacturing Aerospace Metallurgical Engineering or Material Science
• US Citizenship is required

Qualifications We Prefer

• GD&T blueprint reading
• Siemens NX Drafting modeling CAM
• NC Programming
• Tool design
• Statistical Process Control
• Strong Project Management skills
• Lean Manufacturing ACE CORE Six Sigma Red X RCCA problem solving process control methodologies
• Process knowledge NDT inspection techniques (FPI X-ray).
• General knowledge of NC machines spindles axis drives scales (FANUC or Siemens)
• Technical writing communications skills
• J/C Export Control Knowledge

Learn More & Apply Now

In addition to transforming the future of flight we are also transforming how and where we work. Weve 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.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process candidates may be asked to attendselect steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 86800 USD - 165200 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 candidates 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 flexible spending accounts flexible work schedules employee assistance program Employee Scholar Program parental leave paid time off and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including but not limited to individual performance business unit performance and/or the companys performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act.

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