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Pratt & Whitney · 2 weeks ago

Manufacturing Engineering Discipline Chief - Airfoils, Composites, Fabrication, Castings (Onsite)

East Hartford, CT

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$147K/yr - $295K/yr

10+ years exp

Pratt & Whitney is a leading producer of advanced commercial and military jet engines, seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Discipline Chief to provide technical leadership in manufacturing engineering. This role involves driving manufacturing process activities, risk identification, and quality performance, while ensuring the advancement of manufacturing readiness levels in both internal and supply chain components.

Responsibilities

Provide focused & effective leadership in the advancement of manufacturing process activities to drive manufacturing risk identification and mitigation to achieve superior quality performance

Lead manufacturing engineering discipline in the assessment of discipline health, identification of discipline gap and develop and execute mitigation actions to address these gaps

Lead manufacturing engineering reviews and follow-up actions to drive MRL improvement of module center processes and parts

Evaluate engineering changes and be the voice of Operations in technical reviews that establishes the MRL advancement plan and certification

Identify & implement process optimization & control methods to eliminate/prevent quality turn backs /escapes and reduce overall product costs

As a key member of the manufacturing engineering organization, significant interaction with shop floor personnel, other manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, product designers, tool designers, systems designers, Manufacturing Engineering Fellows / Subject Matter Experts, and other stakeholders is required

Represent the organization in various forums related to MRL execution. Develop standard work, procedures, and integrate industry-standard best practices

Represent manufacturing discipline in quality & regulatory audits and address follow-up items

Communicate lessons learned to Process development/engineering to enable implementation of design for variation (DFV) and robust design methods (DFSS) and other operational organizations for read across implementation

Qualification

Manufacturing EngineeringSix SigmaData AnalyticsMinitabProcess OptimizationCross Functional ManagementContinuous ImprovementLeadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain, Engineering or other field and 12 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, engineering, quality or other related field; or an Advanced degree and 10 years of experience

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

Preferred

Demonstrated technical proficiency in complex manufacturing activities

Experience leading and managing a portfolio of cross functional projects

Six Sigma project leadership/management/coaching experience

Ability to use Minitab and other statistical software

Proficiency in statistics, data analytics, DOE, and multivariate statistics

ACE/CORE/ 6 Sigma Practitioner/Professional certification

Understanding of other continuous improvement skills: DFSS, Red-X, Lean, etc

6 sigma Black Belt preferred

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

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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.

Founded in 1925

East Hartford, CT, US

10001+ employees