Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Machining and CNC Programming (Onsite)

Date Posted : 2025-08-22

Country :

United States of America

Location :

PW100 : East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 USA

Position Role Type : Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements :

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program / contract.

Security Clearance : None / Not Required

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?

What You Will Do :

Pratt & Whitney East Hartford Repair Operations (EHRO) is looking for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer / CNC Process Developer (P4) to support both sides of the EHRO business, Connecticut Rotating Parts (CTRP) and Connecticut Stators and Components (CTSC). This position allows an individual to work with rotating and static parts for all major PW / IAE engine programs.

In this role, you would be responsible for the development, trial, and troubleshooting of all CNC related programs required to accomplish engine part repairs. Typical CNC operations on-site are turning, grinding and milling. The individual would be integrated within the repair development engineering team supporting process development from the machine program side.

Additional responsibility details :

Drive industrialization of new CNC capital equipment investments, developing standard processes and becoming a subject matter expert of the equipment.

Create new and modified CNC programs for turning, grinding, and milling.

Display the ability to understand machine functionality within the business and solve program problems efficiently and quickly.

Provide on-site support troubleshooting CNC programs with operators and the engineering team.

Create new programs upon request and work with the operator through tryout and certification.

Evaluate tool, insert, fixture, machine, and technique selection to drive a process to success. Take ownership of process until certification.

Recommendations, business case analysis, and execution of new manufacturing technologies to drive continuous improvement.

Occasional travel may be required to attend conferences, new machine qualification runoffs, and company training events.

The person in this role will have the opportunity to expand their skills to include robotic programming and CMM programming.

Qualifications You Must Have :

Advanced degree and 5+ years of experience in Manufacturing, Engineering, Military, Aerospace, or Aviation industry; OR Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience.

3+ years of general CNC programming experience, including CAM offline programming and modifying programs at the controls using G&M codes.

3+ years of experience setting up CNC equipment, tool selection and proving-out programs for first piece.

Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Ability to read and interpret technical data, engine manuals and blueprints.

Qualifications We Prefer :

Degree in STEM field; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering fields preferred.

Experience developing and verifying CNC programs using a CAM environment, Siemens NX and Vericut preferred.

Familiarity with Fanuc, Sinumerik, and OSP machine controls

Experience in creating complex probing routines to automate set-ups and mitigate operating risks

Knowledge / use of Tilted Workplanes, Dynamic Work Offsets, and system variables

Experience with robotic programming for plasma spray, waterjet

Experience with CMM programming including MODUS, Camio, PC DMIS, Calypso, MCOSMOS, and / or 3D scanning

Component repair experience utilizing complex machining, particularly in an FAA Repair Station MRO environment.

Thorough understanding of manufacturing process and / or repair process life cycle

LEAN, Continuous Improvement, CORE, ACE, Six-Sigma training and experience.

Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization including senior level management.

What’s 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.

Learn More and Apply Today!

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.