Senior Industrial Engineer (Onsite)

Location: US-MI-Holt, Plant 5 – 1781 Holloway Dr. This is an onsite role; U.S. citizenship is required due to program access restrictions.

About the Role

Pratt & Whitney is seeking a Senior Industrial Engineer to join our expanding Transformation team. In this role, you will apply CORE (Customer Oriented Results and Excellence) industrial engineering principles to support and optimize Fan Blade production processes. You will lead and contribute to transformation activities aimed at improving operational efficiency, enhancing production capabilities, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality aerospace components.

Responsibilities

• Plan and track manufacturing of aerospace flight components involving sheet metals and fiber-reinforced composites.
• Conduct time studies, work sampling, and process capability analyses to optimize labor utilization, reduce bottlenecks, and improve throughput across manufacturing operations.
• Develop and implement standardized work, workflow optimization strategies, and capacity models to support production planning, resource allocation, and overall operational efficiency.
• Design and plan cell layout for assembly and material handling.
• Investigate, establish, and implement requirements for equipment, tooling, and material, including make-or-buy decisions and facility layout as required for new or revised products.
• Apply Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost reduction, quality enhancement, and delivery performance.
• Interface with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering Operations, and Quality.
• Occasionally support extended hours and travel up to 20% dependent on business needs.

Requirements

You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and 5 or more years of experience in an engineering, manufacturing operations, materials management, quality, or closely related environment, or a Master’s degree and 3 or more years of such experience.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (PowerPoint, Project, and Excel).

We Prefer

• Industrial Engineering degree.
• Project management experience.
• Experience delivering communications and presentations.
• CORE Champion level certification.
• Experience with MRL (Manufacturing Readiness Level) processes and standards.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $86,800 – $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 and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Benefits

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to:

• 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 (eligibility dependent on role level and collective-bargaining agreement status; payments are not guaranteed and depend on individual, business unit, and company performance).