Job Description

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?

Pratt & Whitney, a leading producer of the world's most advanced gas turbine engines, is looking for design engineers to become part of our organization. If you would like to work in a dynamic environment and possess the skills and motivation to bring new ideas into practice, this may be the opportunity for you.

A division of Raytheon Technologies, Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, auxiliary and ground power units, and small turbojet propulsion products. Founded by Frederick Rentschler in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1925, Pratt & Whitney’s first aircraft engine transformed the aviation industry. It was the innovative air-cooled Wasp, which delivered unprecedented performance and reliability for the time. Pratt & Whitney has been a leading innovator in aircraft propulsion and power systems ever since.

We are seeking a dynamic Principal Structures Engineer to work at our India Engineering Center campus in Bengaluru, India. The successful candidate will join the Compression Systems Engineering Structures team to provide production and field support for our operational commercial engine Fan, Low Pressure Compressor, and High Pressure Compressor components. This includes airfoils, rotors, shafts, cases, seals, and actuation linkage systems.

Job Description:

• Perform state-of-the-art ANSYS finite element analysis for stress, vibration, determination of low cycle fatigue life and residual life (fracture mechanics) prediction.
• Stress and life changes after repairs and in-service field investigations.
• Participate as an active member in cross-discipline integrated product teams to provide design solutions that balance performance, cost, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Provide analytical aftermarket support to maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) services.
• Develop and incorporate new ways to advance technology and improve processes as an individual and as a team contributor.
• Embrace a continuous improvement philosophy.
• Ability to write clear substantiation documentation, as well as to create and provide impactful, persuasive technical presentations to internal and external customers.
• Develop and sustain a healthy work relationship based on mutual trust with peers, internal and external customers where significant interaction is expected.
• Assist on the technical development of peers.
• Manage increased workload and changes in priorities by utilizing project management skills.

Other Major Areas Of Responsibilities Or Tasks

• Attend and have participation in group meetings, teleconferences and/or training required.
• Actively participate in initiatives for continuous improvement using CORE tools and support AS9100D efforts.
• Based on business needs, the incumbent may be required to support other duties/functions within the company.
• Support structures community initiatives

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering and 8+ years prior engineering experience

OR

• Master’s Degree in a related field and 5+ years of prior relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Structural Analysis experience
• Experience utilizing ANSYS or other FEA software.
• Experience working in the Aerospace Industry
• Strong mechanical aptitude to understand the interactions of complex assemblies and how to translate those interactions into sound analytical assumptions.
• Previous gas turbine experience
• Strong communication, interpersonal, time management and organizational skills
• Experience with software and programing languages. APDL, Workbench, ABAQUS, PATRAN / NASTRAN, MATLAB, VBA, Python, C++, Fortran, MS Office, NX Teamcenter and SAP

Skills Required

• SAP
• Analysis