Pratt & Whitney · 10 hours ago
Principal Manufacturing Engineer, Discipline and Supplier Support (Onsite)
Pratt & Whitney is a leading aerospace company focused on transforming the future of flight. The Principal Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for developing and implementing engineering plans that align with business strategies, providing operational support, and driving continuous improvement within manufacturing processes.
Responsibilities
Provide operational engineering support to develop technologies and processes which support the growth curve and cost reduction targets; develop best practices and engineering standard work for vendor assist; develop best practices and engineering standard work for manufacturing engineering
Leverage manufacturing innovations to improve cost, delivery, and quality. Assist with problem solving during manufacturing related investigation
Drive root cause and corrective action activities for procedural non-compliances within manufacturing engineering; assist with problem solving during manufacturing related investigations
Develop relationships with vendors to drive continuous improvement opportunities
Support operational excellence using statistical analysis for process control and certification
Lead the CORE (Customer Oriented Results and Excellence) journey to continuously improve the quality and exceed customer’s expectations; drive partnership with Product Engineering and Quality Engineering teams through continuous improvement
Demonstrate commitment to the EH&S program by complying with all policies and procedures
Monitoring the non-conformances and how the part ‘runs’ compared to ‘standard’ times. Look for areas to optimize, automate and trim waste
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and 8 or more years of experience in an engineering, manufacturing, operations management, quality or related industrial environment or a Master's degree and 5 or more years of experience in an engineering, manufacturing, operations management, quality or related industrial environment
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles
Statistical Process Control required DMAIC, Process Certification, UPPAP, Six Sigma
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
Preferred
Degree in a STEM field
Experience with Kaizen events or experience with a continuous improvement program (CORE, 6S, etc.)
Experience working with CAD tools, and create engineering drawings
SAP experience
Project management experience
Benefits
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
Holidays
Company
Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, is a global leader in propulsion systems, powering the most advanced aircraft in the world, and we are shaping the future of aviation.
Funding
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