Senior Structural Engineer: Assembly Equipment Engineering (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-11-20

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW102: Middletown Aircraft Rd P.O. Box 611, Middletown, CT, 06457 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

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 You Will Do

Pratt & Whitney, a recognized leading producer of the world's most advanced commercial and military turbine engines, is seeking an experienced structures engineer to join our organization in our Assembly Equipment Engineering Design group. As part of the P&W Assembly Equipment Engineering Design group, you will analyze custom tooling designs for assembly and disassembly operations on P&W development and production engines. You will collaborate with peers within the design group as well as with other disciplines such as Assembly Equipment Engineering – Project Engineers, Assembly Process Planners, and Product Development & Design Engineers to identify assembly equipment load requirements. You will combine mechanical design, structural mechanics, and engineering principles with computer aided design and finite element analysis to analyze newly designed assembly equipment in a critical role to creating functional, safe, reliable, and manufacturable assembly equipment.

• Produce structural assessments of assembly equipment for military and commercial engines with minimal guidance.

• Apply knowledge of engineering mechanics, statics, and strength of materials to perform comprehensive structural analysis.

• Analysis may include both classical methods of manual calculations and/or creation of finite element models (FEM) for detailed finite element analysis (FEA) using Ansys Workbench.

• Participate in multi-discipline teams to provide design solutions that balance customer requirements for durability, cost and weight.

• Document and present analysis results in design review meetings with management and internal customers.

• Travel is up to 10%.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering

• 5 years of mechanical structural engineering experience or an Advanced Degree in Engineering with 3 years of mechanical structural engineering experience.

• Understanding and application of mechanics statics, strength of materials, and machine design theories and concepts including axial, shear, bending, torsion, combined stress and buckling.

• Proficiency in applying strength of materials theories, including stress concentration factors, stress-strain curves, material properties, and factors of safety.

• Competence in mechanics statics theories, such as free-body diagrams, equilibrium equations, vector decomposition, geometric properties, friction force, rolling resistance, and overturning.

• Experience with structural finite element analysis (FEA).

• Understanding of blueprints, dimensions & tolerances.

• Experience with GD&T ASME Y14.5M-1994.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Proficiency with Teamcenter, Unigraphics NX, ANSYS Workbench and classical methods of structural analysis.

• Assembly equipment experience.

• Turbine jet engine assembly/disassembly equipment experience.

• Turbine jet engine architecture knowledge.

What We Offer:

• Employee Scholar Program

Learn More & Apply Now!

• Development Operations provides services to support future products for global commercial airlines, industrial partners and military customers. Services include Assembly, Instrumentation and Test of engines and rigs and the associated facilities, hardware, data systems, software and technology to support this. Development Operations delivers our services in a safe, efficient and sustainable environment.

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 employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

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.

This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award.  ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

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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