Advanced Technology Quality Engineer

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At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Are you ready to work at the cutting edge of aerospace manufacturing and inspection? Join our team as an Advanced Technology Quality Engineer (QE) and play a pivotal role in implementing transformative initiatives like Model Based Enterprise (MBE) and multivariate process control (MPC or "Athena") to drive digital connectivity and process alignment across our enterprise.

In this role, you will serve as the Quality Point of Contact, helping to integrate advanced technologies into our processes and ensuring that comprehensive, aligned solutions are developed across the organization. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize processes, enhance quality, and create sustainable solutions. Strong quality system knowledge, familiarity with data analysis, and the ability to query data from enterprise database systems is a must.

What You Will Do:

• Athena Implementation and Support: Lead the adoption and deployment of the Athena framework across internal manufacturing sites and with key suppliers. Develop site-specific deployment plans, including training, standard work updates, communication, and change management strategies.
• Feedback Coordination: Act as the liaison between producers, engineering, supplier quality, operations excellence, and digital technology teams, facilitating feedback and driving continuous improvement opportunities for the Athena and MBE initiatives.
• Process Optimization: Utilize process analysis tools and lean manufacturing principles to drive process optimization, stabilize complex manufacturing processes, and implement robust corrective actions.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Use statistical evaluation methods, process control tools, and enterprise database systems to analyze data, monitor processes, and support quality improvements.
• MBE Business Integration Lead: Serve as the business integration quality lead for the MBE Connected Production Environment, including strategic planning and aligning processes between MBE and Athena solutions.

What You Will Learn:

• Technical Insight: Learn about cutting-edge technologies that are redefining how we design, manufacture, and inspect aerospace components, and how it will impact Quality Disciplines and processes.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Gain experience in managing large-scale, multi-functional projects across engineering, quality, operations, and supplier teams.
• Process Expertise: Acquire in-depth knowledge of the Athena workflow, including manufacturing, inspection, digital analysis, and producer feedback loops.
• Advanced Analytics: Develop expertise in multivariate and principal component analysis to monitor and improve complex manufacturing systems.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) with 10+ years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Project Management, Quality, or a related field; or a Master’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and deliver measurable product quality improvements.
• Familiarity with aerospace manufacturing and inspection processes.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to interface across all levels of the organization, including shop floor personnel and senior management.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Strong organizational and priority management skills.
• Proven ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams.
• Analytical and problem-solving expertise.
• Familiarity with CMM inspection processes and nonconforming material management.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification or equivalent.
• Experience developing and delivering training programs.
• Proficiency in statistical process control (SPC) tools and methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise systems like SAP and Solumina in a production environment.

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

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.

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.

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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