Thermal Tools Developer (Onsite)

About the role

Hot Section Engineering (HSE) at Pratt & Whitney is seeking an experienced and self-motivated individual to join our HSE Core Durability group as the Thermal Tool Advancement Developer supporting improvement of the Durability Design System (DDS). DDS enables durability-focused designs and thermal analyses for turbine airfoils, blade-outer-air-seals (BOAS), and combustor components. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, experience with coding and tool development, a deep knowledge and understanding of heat transfer and fluid dynamics, and a familiarity with the state-of-the-art in turbine cooling research.

Responsibilities

• Modernize, improve, and deploy thermal tools used in the DDS to create advanced hot section hardware
• Formalize processes and documentation to ensure consistency and traceability across durability tools
• Collaborate with P&W thermal modeling experts and external research partners to advance modeling capabilities and integrate new experimental data
• Support various Durability CIPT and Analytics teams day-to-day challenges in utilization and understanding of thermal models
• Collaborate with the HSE methods team to manage and test prod/test/devl model pedigrees, updates, and revisions
• Identify gaps in existing thermal predictive tools and collaborate with data acquisition teams to define test plans to bridge the gaps
• Perform internal and external rig and engine test data post-processing and data matching
• Improve and calibrate 3D thermal process using field data
• Collaborate with Durability chiefs, fellows and SME's to develop durability analysis process and capability for future technologies
• Plan and utilize experimental datasets to develop thermal predictive models
• Develop, improve, and maintain thermal and lifing systems
• Benchmark data and best practices from academia, government, and industry
• Create and maintain documentation of durability history and durability design best practices
• Collaborate across disciplines to understand and support relevant Durability thermal tools inputs and outputs in alignment with the vision for DDS
• Contribute to define road-map for future Durability thermal tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• 5 years of engineering experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 3 years of engineering experience with a Master's degree, or PhD in a relevant research field
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Preferred qualifications

• Advanced degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• Experience with coding (Python) and tool development
• Experience with handling and post-processing large experimental datasets and collapsing to useful empirical correlations

Pay

86,800 USD - 165,200 USD

Schedule

Onsite

Benefits

• Relocation assistance
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term 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 upon level and business unit)