Hiring: Principal Engineer, Chemical Materials Engineering (Hybrid) Company: Pratt & Whitney Location: East Hartford, CT Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:51:07 Employment Type: Contract / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Security Clearance About the job Experience: •100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. •5 years of experience in quality, engineering, manufacturing, materials, or aerospace functions. •Over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. •Minimum 5 years of experience in quality, engineering, manufacturing, materials, or aerospace functions. Required Skills: •Execute Engineering Source Approval activities for conventional machining and special processes such as milling, turning, grinding, drilling, broaching, welding, brazing, and surface treatments. •Partner cross-functionally with supplier engineering teams and internal Engineering, Procurement, and Quality to complete process approvals, evaluate changes, and resolve technical variations. •Manage approval schedules and resources to ensure timely, rigorous, and compliant qualifications of aerospace manufacturing processes. •Review and validate process operation sheets, process monitoring methods, NDE techniques, and destructive metallurgical testing results. •Analyze and document process performance, prepare technical reports, and develop standard work to strengthen manufacturing consistency. •Minimum 5 years of experience in quality, engineering, manufacturing, materials, or aerospace functions. •Broad knowledge of materials and processes used in gas turbine engine manufacturing. •Operational familiarity with Pratt & Whitney design, manufacturing, and quality systems and ESA processes. Qualifications: •Technical Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Materials, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience. •8 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience. •Minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!