Senior Engineer, Electric Propulsion Systems P3 (Onsite)

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. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems, revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

About the role

Electric Propulsion System Engineers (EPSE) architect, design, and develop game-changing hybrid-electric propulsion systems. EPSE engineers work across all Controls & Diagnostics Systems (CDS) subdisciplines to achieve program objectives. They apply skills from a wide range of engineering disciplines—such as Performance, Operability, Mechanical Disciplines, and Aerothermal Management—to develop, integrate, and certify subsystems and hardware for civil and military customers.

EPSE engineers support the entire system lifecycle:

• Control system technology development
• Interpreting customer requirements and decomposing them into hardware and software
• Technical and project oversight of hardware implementation
• Ensuring control system compliance across engine, flight, and customer compliance testing
• Leading system and hardware field issue triage and resolution

EPSE engineers collaborate with industry partners, including key suppliers and customers, to advance the technology readiness level of emerging hybrid-electric systems and components. They support concept design definition, system integration, prototype testing, product detail design development, certification, and validation for both systems and components. Additionally, they contribute to technical proposals, cost estimates, concept trade-off analysis, and modeling in support of advanced hybrid-electric propulsion.

Responsibilities

• Systems engineering of electric powertrain systems for aerospace electric propulsion
• Development of electrical system and subsystem requirements to meet platform-level objectives
• Modeling of electric powertrain systems at various levels of fidelity to inform designs and processes
• Electrical system protections design, including protection strategy, analysis of trip curves and selectivity, insulation coordination, and failure analysis
• Development of integrated electric system verification and validation plans
• Analysis of simulation and test data, presentation, and visualization of results for diverse audiences
• Coordination with internal and external customers regarding electric propulsion system content in engine trade studies and designs
• Potential to serve as Agile Scrum Master, Product Owner, Product Manager, and/or part of the development team

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• 5 years of engineering experience, or an Advanced Degree and 3 years’ experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• Experience with high-power electrical system requirement definition and analysis, and functional integration
• High-power protection systems knowledge and experience selecting protection devices
• Demonstrated record of technical contributions regarding high-power, high-voltage electrical systems
• Experience with electrical system architecture definition, creating alternative system design concepts, and performing design trades
• Deep technical knowledge in power electronics, electric machines, high-voltage systems, and high-power protection systems
• Design of electronic hardware for aerospace applications
• Familiarity with batteries and other energy storage systems
• Proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink
• Broad familiarity with military or commercial gas turbine engine and air cycle system design, development, and validation
• Solid communication skills and ability to coordinate activities between a diverse set of stakeholders

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance, short-term disability, and 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
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (dependent on role and collective-bargaining agreements)
• Relocation assistance

Pay

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD. The 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, associated responsibilities, work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Schedule

This role is onsite. Employees in onsite roles will work primarily at the assigned site. Commuting to and from the site is the employee’s personal responsibility.