Date Posted:

2024-04-23

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW715: Asheville Site W Asheville Greenfield Site TBD , Asheville, NC, 28803 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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:

In this role, you will have responsibility to lead the Automation team at the Asheville NC site to implement, optimize, and sustain Automation & Advanced process control. Asheville will be the leading lighthouse site for this initiative. This is a critical part of Pratt & Whitney’s enterprise initiative for Digital factory and modernization within Manufacturing Operational Excellence and module centers. This modernization augments Model based definition, manufacturing, and inspection (MB-DMI) for work instructions and Manufacturing execution, i4.0 enablers including Automated tiered metrics, machine state monitoring, Automated OEE/OLE, digital and on system and reporting. The critical component to do this is standing up the Operational Technology Network.

• Define a Vision, a roadmap, and a deployment strategy for factory Automation at Asheville Site.

• Lead a team to implement automation of engineered processes, lean pull system & change over, and integration of performance data.

• Collaborate with required disciplines to define process capability needs, process control tools, and optimization of data analysis.

• Support events that close gaps, optimize Automation in Manufacturing layout, factory build, equipment installation, Manufacturing execution, data analytics, and associated Quality related activities.

• Lead and collaborate in standardization for equipment automation, method analysis, system layout, fixture and tooling, ergonomics.

• Lead and collaborate with cross functional teams in the incorporation of SPS, MRL and other usage of Method analysis, System layout, robot simulation, and other tools to optimize Manufacturing Engineering and Operations producibility.

• Collaborate & lead with cross functional teams to assure machine specifications for purchase of equipment align with Automation and safety needs both current and future state.

• Lead and empower the automation team to create and execute on technical maturity and project plans that align with the vision, roadmap and deployment strategy, create, document, and implement training required for any related automation initiative.

• Be key member in capital quoting, budget, costs, quotes, spend, investment and financial return for factory startup, reorganization, and expansion.

• Facilitate automation team to develop metrics to monitor and report on health of transformation progress at all levels of related initiatives.

• Effectively communicate and influence difficult and unique objectives, including status to plan within and outside of the organization, and various levels of management, including executive level.

• Assure proficiency documentation and advancement of the automation organization.

• Ensure World Class safety culture is maintained and respond to all EH&S requirements within procedures and guidelines.

• Promote corporate code of ethical standards and business practice and company policies.

• Implement Smart Factory principles, technologies and/or techniques

• Provide a high level of communication and cooperation with team members.

• Keep current on status and recent developments in the plant / industry / profession.

• Effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Self-motivated, persistent, and focus on results; multi-task, work through and clear roadblocks for others.

• Technical proficiency in Complex Manufacturing activities along with excellent priority management skills

Qualifications You Must Have:

• BS degree in a STEM field such as Information Technology, Engineering, or Robotics & Automation focus, along with 12+ years of related experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Project Management, Quality or related field; OR a Master's Degree with 8+ years of experience

• Experience with CAD and/or Production Lifecycle Management (PLM/TeamCenter) software packages

• Proven experience managing complex projects in the field of Industry 4.0, digital transformation, automation and/or related areas

• Experience working in a manufacturing or industrial environment

• Demonstrated ability to develop business cases and Return on Investment (ROI) analyses​

• Demonstrated technical background with experience in hardware, manufacturing, software, firmware, and electronics development

• Experience working with Microsoft Office software including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

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

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Understanding of Pratt & Whitney Business processes and how they align to customer requirements

• NC programming experience, PLM, CAM, NX, Team Center, Solumina G7, SAP and related systems

• Demonstrated technical background with experience in hardware, manufacturing, software, firmware, and electronics development

Learn More & Apply Now

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 143,000 USD - 287,000 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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