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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.

Innovation through diversity of thought. At Pratt & Whitney, we believe diversity of thought enables creativity, innovation, and a foundation for inclusion. By fostering an inclusive culture, we accept a shared accountability and responsibility to recognize, sponsor, coach, hire, and promote talent equally. We welcome our employees to be their whole - best - selves at work because trust, respect, and integrity, are a part of our DNA.

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:

Do you feel fulfilled when you help others succeed and advance the state of the art in technology? Are you motivated by helping people learn and grow around you? Have you considered what it may be like to work at Pratt & Whitney? If so, we want to hear from you! We have an excellent opportunity in our Military System Engineering, Survivability Discipline Group. We are looking for a research engineer to be based in East Hartford, CT.

As a part of our team, you’ll help answer todays survivability challenges in powered flight while crafting and supporting tomorrow’s innovative solutions. As an industry-recognized, leading producer of the worlds most powerful jet engines, we strive to find dedicated individuals to enhance our organization. If you aspire to contribute to a dynamic environment and possess the motivation to convert new ideas into practice, this may be the opportunity you’ve been looking for.

The successful candidate will be responsible for various aspects in the electromagnetic characterization of materials used in current and next generation propulsion systems. The material characterization team is responsible for performing measurements and analysis of materials running the full gamut of the engine life cycle, from the design phase, to manufacturing and with fielded systems.

• Hardware and software support of Radio Frequency (RF) Systems.  These systems could include material measurements or system level measurements. 

• You would be advancing the state of the art in electromagnetics. 

• Participate in test series to gather data, review data for completeness, and perform post test data analysis to support current and future propulsion system.

• Participate on multifunctional teams to define, understand and characterize survivability critical materials, components and techniques. 

• Growth available in areas to implement statistical methods and uncertainty analysis into analysis, test and manufacturing. 

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, and 8+ years of engineering experience, or a Masters degree in engineering and minimum 5+ years’ experience.

• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Travel 10.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Understanding of physics based modeling, computation analysis and statistical processing a plus.

• Experience with Microsoft Office 365 tools

•  Knowledge of the electromagnetics

• Advanced degree in a related field

What We Offer:

• Relocation Eligibility

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.

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 96,000 USD - 200,000 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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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