DPHM Principal Engineer P4 (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-10-02

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Pratt & Whitney is working to transform the future of flight once again—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?

What You will Do:

The Diagnostics, Prognostics and Health Management (DPHM) discipline within CDS is responsible for the development and deployment of cutting-edge data acquisition systems, diagnostics, prognostics, and analytics. The DPHM discipline maintains functional ownership of Prognostic Health Management (PHM) sensing systems and Fault Detection and Isolation though the product lifecycle to enable Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) fleet management. 

The DPHM Advanced Military Engine Program (AMEP) Principal Engineer will be responsible for development of the PHM Systems for 6th Gen military engine programs.  This includes defining the system and subsystem requirements for hardware and software, advancing a variety of technologies for gas path diagnostics, and defining and executing the fault detection and isolation strategy for the programs.  In this role, AMEP DPHM Principal Engineer will collaborate with a large cross-section of P&W engineering and sustainment teams as well the engine end customer to identify CBM capability needs for 6th Gen programs and capturing them in Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools.  This position type is for on-site and requires obtaining a security clearance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and model PHM System and Subsystem level requirements  
• Drive maturation of PHM Sensing functions
• Support development, validation, and verification of on-board software for PHM functions
• Drive root cause and corrective action for challenges related to PHM systems
• Conduct requirement compliance assessment analyses for Fault Detection and Isolation and CBM
• Advance new technologies for sensors and algorithm for PHM/CBM
• Integrate between P&W, Collins and the Raytheon Technologies Research Center
• Perform sub-system trade studies and analyses leveraging data analytics and machine learning where applicable
• Develop On-Board and Off-board Algorithms to enable Condition Based Inspection (CBI)
• Manage data system requirements between Propulsion System and the Airframe

What We Offer

• Benefits
• Relocation Assistance

Qualifications You Must Have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• 8 years’ experience in engineering or an advanced degree and 5 years’ experience
• 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:                                                                                        

• Knowledge of and exposure to aerospace control and diagnostic systems
• Experience in gas turbine engine subsystems and their architecture, performance, and analysis
• Proficiency in requirements management tools such as DOORs
• Proficiency in MBSE methodology and tools such as CAMEO Experience in coordinating with multiple organizations and operating in cross-functional IPTs
• Experience with Agile methodologies and tools such as JIRA
• Basic familiarity with Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
• Strong ability to effectively communicate, lead, influence and coordinate across teams in strategic projects and initiatives
• Familiarity with modern data analysis, signal processing and AI/ML
• Experience in programing tools/languages such as with MATLAB, Python, C, and LABVIEW,
• Proficiency with Microsoft O365 toolset

Learn More & Apply Now!

Control & Diagnostic Systems (CDS) is a dynamic engineering organization focused on the development and certification of military, commercial and industrial gas turbine engine control and diagnostic systems. CDS is responsible for all aspects of Pratt & Whitney engine control and diagnostic system development, including requirements analysis & definition, system & software architecture, algorithm design, and product software design, verification & validation.  We integrate the control and diagnostic system design across other engine system modules and with the air vehicles and provide support throughout the complete engine product life cycle.

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.

This position is open to internal applicants only within Pratt & Whitney.  To help sure up our military programs, we are looking to reallocate resources to USG direct charging roles and therefore consider this to be an internal to Pratt movement.  We may look to open these opportunities upon more broadly once we complete the initial Pratt talent moves.

The salary range for this role is 96,000 USD - 200,000 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, 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 company’s 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/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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