Principal Engineer – Repair Design

Principal Engineer – Repair Design 

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? 

Job Overview: 

Pratt & Whitney India Engineering Center’s (IEC) is seeking a highly motivated Repair Design Engineer to join our Aftermarket and Sustainment Engineering (ASE) team. Our ASE Commercial Repairs team’s focus is to develop innovative repair solutions to observed and predicted distress on components for all P&W Commercial engines, so that the engine can be returned safely and economically to service. ASE is uniquely linked between the engine development / certification and aftermarket and field support engine life cycles. This results in our repairs having a direct impact on the bottom line of Pratt & Whitney’s maintenance repair and overhaul revenue and success. The Principal Engineer closely interacts with fellow ASE engineers from structures, design, project, and program, along with other module center engineers from CIPT and design metallurgy, among others, to develop technical data to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost requirements.

As a Repair Design Engineer, you will report to ASE Design Engineering Manager and will help in developing repairs for our in-service commercial engines. You will be working in a cross-functional team to provide support to both legacy and new engine programs.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Research operating environments and functionality of components, interactions with mating parts; develop strategies which will return nonconformance hardware back to service via development of repairs technical requirement 

• Establish that the technical data requirements are compliant to airworthiness standards and ensure repairs and limits are safe, durable, properly substantiated meeting the quality requirements of the component; perform or oversee analysis, as required 

• Establish repair concepts, design and regulatory validation substantiation requirements for technical data needs relating to repairs. 

• Author part level and assembly level component repairs and other technical data / procedures 

• Research and review source processes for alignment to published technical data. Analyze operating trends and develop innovative repair strategies. 

• Obtain internal technical approvals, required regulatory approval and coordination with the end user. 

• Support investigations of engine field events requiring safety risk analysis, root cause and corrective actions as it relates to repair. Utilize modeling tools to understand critical part characteristics and generating figures and other repair requirements 

• Continuously develop or improve repair development processes and Engineering Standard Work 

• Continue to develop an improved personal understanding of the technologies, engine systems, business systems, regulations and business needs of the company and customers 

• Continuously develop or improve repair development processes and Engineering Standard Work 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical) with 10 to 14 years of experience. Candidates with master's degree preferred.

• Knowledge of or preferably experience with manufacturing processes such as, machining, plating, plasma spray, or brazing 

• Experience in an aerospace overhaul environment such as assembly and disassembly of aircraft power plants  

• Strong technical knowledge of commercial gas turbine engines 

• Able to manage numerous projects, and organization skills.  

• Assertive and results-oriented with good problem-solving skills. 

• Familiarity with Raytheon Technologies CORE Operating System 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Knowledge of or preferably experience with manufacturing processes such as, machining, plating, plasma spray, or brazing 

• Experience in an aerospace overhaul environment such as assembly and disassembly of aircraft power plants  

• Strong technical knowledge of commercial gas turbine engines 

• Able to manage numerous projects, and organization skills.  

• Assertive and results-oriented with good problem-solving skills. 

• Familiarity with Raytheon Technologies CORE Operating System 

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: 

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. This means that responsibilities of the job need to be performed onsite on a regular basis.