Adaptive Engines Industrial Manager (Onsite)
About the role
At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Pratt & Whitney is seeking an Adaptive Engines Industrial Manager to join our Adaptive Military Engines Team within the Mechanical Systems, Externals and Nacelles (MSEN) organization. In this role, you will provide technical and industrial leadership for critical hardware, supplier, and manufacturing activities supporting the successful execution of our next-generation military engine programs. You will work across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and program teams to drive hardware readiness, resolve complex technical and schedule challenges, and ensure deliverables meet customer and program commitments. The MSEN organization is responsible for the design, development, and in-service support of power transmission systems, bearing compartment and rotor support design and analysis, oil and thermal management systems, engine externals packaging and architecture, as well as nacelles for commercial and military engine models. Technical disciplines include Project Engineering, Mechanical Design, Structural Analysis, Product Definition, System Modeling, Mechanical Design analysis for bearings, gears, and seals, and fluid-thermal modeling of associated components and systems.
Responsibilities
- Own and execute the industrial hardware plan to ensure on-time delivery of parts and hardware, visibility to schedule performance, risks, supplier performance, and commitments while serving as the Hardware Control Account Manager.
- Serve as the central CIPT point of contact for industrial hardware, coordinating with engineering, supply chain, procurement, scrum teams, suppliers, and program leadership to ensure clear communication, timely resolution of technical questions, and alignment on priorities, status, and issues.
- Manage hardware execution and supplier performance by maintaining IBOM inputs, the Industrial Kanban board, supplier status meetings, QN/ESRI backlog, and purchase-order activities; provide supplier downselect recommendations to the CIPT based on program requirements and supplier performance.
- Drive technical definition and supplier readiness by managing Z