Senior Engineer, Hot Section Durability P3 (Onsite)
RTX Corporation
**Date Posted:**
2025-05-24
**Country:**
United States of America
**Location:**
PW100: East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 USA
**Position Role Type:**
Onsite
**U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:**
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
**Security Clearance:**
None/Not Required
Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious.
Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.
At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?
**What Will Do You**
Hot Section Engineering (HSE) at Pratt & Whitney is looking for an experienced and highly motivated engineer to join its team as a Combustor Durability Senior Engineer (P3) in our East Hartford, CT location. The Durability Discipline is highly specialized with particular focus on advanced cooling designs, aerodynamics, heat transfer, lifing, coatings, high-temperature aerospace alloys, and manufacturing. Durability analysis processes include thermal analysis, combustor life calibration, heat transfer, fluid flow, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analyses and are necessary to support the design, development, validation, production implementation and management of advanced and operational engines flying across the globe. Durability executes engineering tasks for various Integrated Program Deployment (IPD) phases including concept initiation and optimization, preliminary and detailed design, verification and validation, and in-service support.
**Key Responsibilities:**
+ Execute designs and analyses of Combustor hardware to drive continuous improvement in durability part metrics and tools utilizing ESW/EKS with moderate oversight.
+ Mentor and technically guide durability engineers in executing durability analysis by leveraging advanced knowledge of durability analysis processes and ESW/EKS.
+ Assess manufacturing non-conformances, field limits and test engine execution; includes hardware delivery, life predictions, test monitoring and post-test data collection.
+ Perform operator mission life, test engine validation analyses and field/test model calibration.
+ Interface with numerous internal and external customers and suppliers (Ops, suppliers, MRO, and airlines).
+ Active & engaged participant in an IPT/CIPT.
**What We Offer**
+ Benefits
+ Relocation Assistance
**Qualifications You Must Have**
+ BS in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
+ 5 years of engineering experience, 3 years with an advanced degree
+ U.S. Person or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required
**Qualifications We Prefer**
+ Advanced in Mechanical Engineering
+ Experience with jet engine combustor design, analysis and manufacturing processes
+ Proficiency in technically guiding and mentoring aero-thermal engineers, with experience in Combustor heat transfer, fluid dynamics, material science, statistics (particularly Weibull analysis), and deterioration analysis.
+ Knowledge of lifing failure modes and mission life modeling for typical limiting modes such as oxidation, corrosion and TMF
+ Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills
**Learn More & Apply Now!**
**Hot Section Engineering (HSE)**
Hot Section Engineering is responsible for the design, development, technology maturation and in service support of all diffuser cases, combustors, turbines (vanes, blades, rotors and cases), augmenters (military), nozzles and associated fuel systems for all military, commercial and industrial engine models and radial auxiliary power units.
Technical disciplines in HSE include Project Engineering, Mechanical Design, Structural Analysis, Durability and Product Definition.
**What is my role type?**
In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment. This role is:
**Onsite:** Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance workers, as they are essential to the development of our engines.
_Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility._
The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD. The salary 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.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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 as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.
This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.
RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.
_RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act._
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