Additive Manufacturing Discipline Lead

About the role

The Additive Manufacturing Process and Capability Center (AMPCC) at RTX is a hub for experts in additive manufacturing (AM), equipped with the necessary tools and expertise to advance AM technology and its applications across the company.

Responsibilities

• Building and leading a team of highly skilled engineers to accelerate the adoption of AM at RTX
• Developing strategies for advancing and disseminating the technology to the industrial teams
• Coinciding with RTX AM development teams and production sites to transition products into production
• Identifying technology and skill gaps and creating plans to close those gaps
• Prioritizing team resources to meet project deliverables on time and budget
• Supporting proposal development activities for new projects, processes, and equipment
• Engaging with industry leaders, suppliers, and machine OEMs on various projects and development opportunities
• Working cross-functionally to enable agility and eliminate roadblocks
• Leading RCCA activities, capturing lessons learned, and implementing corrective actions
• Supporting troubleshooting and correcting issues associated with process or equipment
• Managing department budget, resource allocation, and tracking program spending

Qualifications

• A strong understanding of engineering principles and hands-on experience working with additive equipment
• Experience leading a team or complex projects and interfacing with multiple functions
• Highly visible, hands-on approach to leading and supporting an advanced technology development team
• Strong planning, problem solving, organizational, and project management skills including a highly dynamic project mix with competing priorities
• Hand-on experience with LPBF tools and equipment

Benefits

RTX offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes 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 and whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.