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Prattwhitney lists this Director Chief Manufacturing Engineer (Onsite) opportunity in riverside, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Date Posted: Country: United States of America Location: US-CA-RIVERSIDE-8200B1 ~ 8200 Arlington Ave ~ BLDG B1 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role. Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required Security Clearance Status: Not Required
About the Company
At RTX, the world's 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. Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.
Role Overview
The Chief Manufacturing Engineer for Composite Materials is responsible for defining, developing, and validating new innovative manufacturing processes for advanced composite structures. This role will lead the technical strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of advanced composite fabrication methods to support high-rate program requirements related to quality, cost, and schedule. The position provides cross‑functional technical leadership, ensuring robust manufacturability, production readiness, and long‑term capability growth across the enterprise.
What You Will Do:
Develop the manufacturing process strategy and roadmap for composite structures, including material selection, layup methods, tooling approaches, cure processes, and inspection technologies including full automation for future industrialization.
Lead the design, development, and validation of end‑to‑end composite manufacturing processes from concept through full-rate production demonstrating statistical process control to be able to enter high-rate manufacturing for future aircraft platforms.
Establish and maintain manufacturing standards, specifications, and best practices for composite fabrication, ensuring alignment with engineering requirements and regulatory compliance.
Partner with design engineering to optimize part configurations for manufacturability, cost efficiency, and long‑term production stability.
Drive process maturity using PFMEA, DFM/A, statistical process control, and robust root cause analysis methodologies.
Lead the evaluation and implementation of new composite technologies, automation solutions, digital manufacturing tools, and advanced materials.
Oversee tooling strategy, including tool design requirements, tool qualification, and long‑term tool capability management.
Provide technical leadership to engineers, suppliers, and production teams; mentor staff in composite processing fundamentals and advanced techniques.
Ensure processes meet all quality, regulatory, and safety requirements, including qualification and certification activities.
Serve as the technical authority/ signatory for composite manufacturing development, transition to production, rate increases, and field support.
Provide technical leadership and training to develop a competent future workforce.
Work across global engineering team to create supply of quality parts.
Qualifications You Must Have:
Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 14 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years of experience.
10+ years of experience in composite materials manufacturing and new process development, within aerospace or high-performance structures.
Technical expertise in composite fabrication processes such as hand layup, automated fiber placement (AFP), automated tape laying (ATL), resin transfer molding (RTM), out‑of‑autoclave (OOA) curing, autoclave operations, and NDI methods.
Experience with composite materials behavior, prepreg systems, adhesives, sandwich construction, tooling materials, and cure kinetics.
Experience with process qualification, statistical methods, and production transition.
Qualifications We Prefer:
Master’s degree in related field.
Proven ability to lead cross‑functional engineering teams and influence manufacturing strategy.
Experience with digital manufacturing, automation systems, or model‑based engineering.
Prior experience supporting large‑scale aerostructures or defense/commercial aerospace manufacturing programs.
Lean/Six Sigma certification.
Benefits:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
Tuition reimbursement program
Student Loan Repayment Program
Life insurance and disability coverage
Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance
Home and auto insurance
Additional life and accident insurance
Critical illness insurance
Group legal
ID theft protection
Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
Adoption Assistance
Autism Benefit
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
And more!
This role may be eligible for relocation.
The salary range for this role is 204,800 USD - 389,200 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.
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 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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RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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Worksite address
riverside, CA, 92504, US
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