Date Posted:
2025-07-14Country:
United States of AmericaLocation:
PW109: West Palm Beach 17900 Beeline Highway, West Palm Beach, FL, 33410 USAPosition Role Type:
OnsiteU.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearanceSecurity Clearance:
DoD Clearance: SecretPratt & 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
In this role you will support the instrumentation efforts across the entire engine build for both military and commercial engines in our Instrumentation Lab based in West Palm Beach, FL. This includes applying instrumentation(i.e., pressures, temperatures, strain gages, accelerometers) to piece part hardware, assisting with routing and securing of instrumentation during assembly of the engine, working engine dress, packing egress fittings, routing, terminating, and troubleshooting sensors during build and test. You will work closely with other technicians, instrumentation engineers, assembly, and test teams.
Read and execute instrumentation installation drawings.
Install applied sensors such as pressures, thermocouples, strain gages, transducers, and accelerometers to piece-part hardware.
Assist assembly with routing and management of instrumentation leads.
Engine instrumentation - routing, bundling, and securing leads to jump-off points.
Installing and packing egress fittings.
Termination of instrumentation leads to connectors and panels.
Troubleshooting and repairing instrumentation.
Effective communication between shifts on job status (daily carryovers).
Qualifications You Must Have
Qualifications We Prefer
Working on rotating hardware
installing low and high temperature strain gages
Familiar with lead routing and securing methods for both hard and soft wires.
Knowledge of egress fittings and connector terminations.
Demonstrated capability of sensor system troubleshooting and repair.
Experience with installing instrumentation on rotating engine hardware.
Experience with Microsoft Office suite of applications and SAP.
Experience in sensor wiring, terminations, egress, and troubleshooting. Sensor types include but are not limited to
strain gages, accelerometers, pressure transducers, and thermocouples.
What We Offer:
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Development Operations provides services to support future products for global commercial airlines, industrial partners and military customers. Services include Assembly, Instrumentation and Test of engines and rigs and the associated facilities, hardware, data systems, software and technology to support this. Development Operations delivers our services in a safe, efficient and sustainable environment.
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:
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 62,000 USD - 126,000 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 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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