Date Posted:
2022-09-01-07:00
Country:
United States of America
Location:
PW100: East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 USA
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?

Department Overview

Hot Section Engineering (HSE) at Pratt & Whitney is currently looking for an entry-level Engineer in Structures Engineering to join our team in support of commercial, military and industrial gas turbine engines. In HSE, we are responsible for the design, analysis and validation of the Combustor/Diffuser, Turbine, Augmenter and Exhaust Nozzle jet engine components which operate at substantially elevated temperatures.

In this role you have exposure to the world of materials and structural engineering. Specific structural engineering specialties may include: dynamics and loads, stability and stress fatigue, or thermal analysis.

Candidates expecting to graduate within the next 12 months are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• You will collaborate in multi-discipline teams to provide design solutions to balance customer requirements for durability, performance, cost and weight in new design, production support, and in-service field investigations.
• Your will perform your duties using Finite-element and classical methods to perform strength, stress/deflection, vibration, fatigue life, damage tolerance, containment, kinematic and optimization analyses.
• You will also plan and cover validation testing (engine & rig) and data-reduction and conduct structural material testing to validate analytical predictions.

Basic Qualifications

• US Citizenship required due to government contracts
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Fluent in English (verbal/written)
• Completion of a B.S. or M.S. degree program in Engineering is required. Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering is highly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• This position requires 12 months or less of relevant professional work experience (excluding internships).
• Self-motivated with high energy while working well in teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Internship experience a plus.
• Demonstrated leadership inside and/or outside of school is desired.
• The ability to attain security clearance is beneficial.

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:

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. This means that responsibilities of the job need to be performed onsite on a regular basis.

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.

Raytheon Technologies 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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