Principal Fellow, Structures Discipline Lead (Onsite)
Pratt & Whitney · East Hartford, CT · 4 wk ago
On-siteAnalystFull-time
The Role
The Structures Principal Fellow and Discipline Lead (PFDL) is responsible for driving technical excellence, innovation, and strategic alignment within the Structures discipline.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary technical focal in the Structures discipline.
- Maintain and evaluate the organizational discipline health.
- Balance the introduction of new technologies with right sizing activities.
- Collaborate with executives and managers to ensure the discipline aligns with long-term organizational strategies.
- Develop and foster a sustainable global workshare distribution and resource planning.
- Drive the improvement of life prediction, impact modeling, vibratory, burst, creep and other structures tools.
- Streamline structural analysis processes.
- Lead the Structures Discipline Council.
- Advocate for balanced technological adoption with productivity needs.
Qualifications
- You must have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or a related field, or an advanced degree with 15+ years of relevant experience.
- Possess a firm understanding of design, analysis, materials, and testing of turbomachinery and/or gas turbine engines, including major rotating parts.
- Excellent technical communication skills, including 1-on-1, group presentations, and written communications.
- Experience engaging with and briefing external customers (e.g. Airlines, DoD) and/or Industry organizations (e.g. AIAA).
- 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.
What We Offer
- Benefits
- Relocation Package