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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?

Pratt and Whitney Digital Technology - Manufacturing Applications, has a new position for a Manufacturing Applications and Controls Engineer.

This is an onsite opportunity located at our P&W facilities located in Columbus, Georgia.

What You Will Do:

You will be an important part of a world leading Aerospace Manufacturing company with State of the Art Technology working as a Factory Automation Controls Engineer supporting our manufacturing shop floor.

The Controls Engineer will be responsible for the day-to-day development, support, and troubleshooting of automated machine tool control systems and manufacturing applications. 

This will include but is not limited to machine tool HMI screens, reporting or visualization tools such as Manufacturing tracking and priority systems, Manufacturing process data consolidation, and Statistical Process Control tools (SPC).

Job tasks will include developing control system approaches and supporting projects related to control systems such as upgrades, process optimizations, and troubleshooting machine tool issues. 

This position will design, develop, and program PLC based automation and process control systems enabling the integration of manufacturing tools and processes, as well as assist with the development of data collection methods. 

Projects frequently involve working with a team of customers and vendors to integrate new control systems and machine tools into an existing manufacturing network and control system structure.

Other Key Responsibilities:

- Develop user friendly HMI interfaces for various machine control systems.

- Troubleshoot control systems within the manufacturing processes.

- Gain an understanding of manufacturing processes and goals to identify optimization and improvement opportunities.

- Provide technical support, problem solving, maintenance, modifications, and continuous improvement for automated machine tools and process control systems.

- Participate in the selection of components and control systems for testing, and modernization projects for new systems.

- Maintain knowledge and understanding of emerging hardware and software tools and techniques through continued self-learning.

- Design and create HMI / SCADA interfaces for shop floor machine tools.

- Design and create custom business applications to collect, analyze and report data critical to plant operations.

- Analyze application performance and debug and/or repair as necessary.

- Modify custom applications to accommodate new functionality needed to satisfy compliance or business requirements.

- Design reporting solutions and present a mock-up of the expected reporting output for review and approval.

- Convert legacy software applications to current technologies. (Ex. Visual Basic to VB.net)

Qualifications You Must Have:

- Advanced degree and 5 years of prior relevant experience; OR a Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of prior relevant experience; OR an Associates degree with 10 years of project management experience OR in lieu of a degree, 12+ years of prior relevant experience.

- Minimum of two years automation programming experience with PLC and/or SCADA systems.

- Demonstrated experience working and programming HMI interfaces such as FactoryTalk View, iFix, Ignition, or similar.

- Knowledge programming Rockwell RSLogix/FactoryTalk is a plus.  Knowledge of .Net or similar is a plus.

- Exposure to Connected Factory / Factory 4.0 concepts.

- Expert level in Microsoft Office Suite, including VBA.

- Experience with a programming language such as .Net, Java, or python.

- Knowledge of basic manufacturing principles.

- Experience with extracting and manipulating data from Oracle and/or SQL Server databases.

Must be a U.S. Citizen. This position may require access to systems/tools that are restricted to individuals who possess US citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience working with PID’s, Instrumentation Diagrams or other Distributed Control Systems.

- Experience with the SCADA systems, Inductive Automation - Ignition.

- Experience with the Ignition by Inductive Automation software platform is strongly desired.

- Experience in a Manufacturing Operation is highly desired. 

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and presentation). 

- Able to work in a Team Environment.

- Results driven and self-motivated.

Learn More & Apply Now:

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.

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

The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 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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