Date Posted:

2025-08-12

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 certain necessary systems.

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?

A phenomenal opportunity exists to join us in the role of Maintenance Center Planning Manager for the Geared Turbofan (GTF) family of engines at our East Hartford, CT Campus.  Candidates filling this role will be responsible for induction planning and strategy across multiple Maintenance & Repair Organizations (MROs) located around the world.  This position reports to the Associate Director, Induction Planning & Logistics Team, and is part of the Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines Aftermarket Organization.  The core functions of this role will be performed onsite at the P&W Campus in East Hartford.  Additionally, this position will involve domestic/international travel to MROs up to 10% of the time. 

What You Will Do:

Manage induction planning and strategy for the GTF engine overhauls that considers: GTF fleet needs, shop capability and capacity, profitability, operator fleet requirements, throughput optimization, and Aircraft on the Ground (AOG) mitigation

Contract management - understand contract language and execution with maintenance centers and tie-ins to Operators (Airlines)

Host daily induction meetings to coordinate information flow across functional groups and stakeholders and ensure successful inductions at assigned maintenance centers

Work closely with the Fleet Management Team to identify and schedule suitable engines for shop visits to meet the needs of the fleet while optimizing network efficiency

Prepare new maintenance centers for entry into the network ensuring they are fully prepared to schedule and execute shop visit inductions, work-scope engines, report status, and have necessary access to our digital systems.

Understand and execute capacity planning for overhaul shops, using forecasts from other groups to determine demand and aligning that with the shops' capacity across the major programs

Coordinate Induction Execution Reviews with assigned maintenance centers at their facilities and on-site in East Hartford, CT

Execute and understand all major shop metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and work with shops and P&W team to drive continuous improvement

Develop and formalize new businesses processes to increase effectiveness and efficiency across the planning, scheduling, and execution of shop visit inductions

What You Will Learn:

Learning to deliver presentations across all levels of leadership internally and externally across the GTF Network.

Develop critical thinking skills to aide in analysis of complex business processes.

Qualifications You Must Have:

Bachelor’s Degree

8 years of experience in a technical or business environment with experience with contract oversite, planning and execution of shop visit and process management or a Master’s Degree with 5 years of experience as listed above

Proficiency in Outlook, Teams, Excel, and Power Point

Qualifications We Prefer:

BS or MS/MA/MBA in Engineering or Business

Project management experience in a technical business or operations environment

Proficiency in data analysis – understanding and developing metrics, manipulating and synthesizing data, familiarity with Power BI and open-source software

Experience teaming with other groups and organizations

Coordination and communication - skilled in giving a clear message, including technical topics, and bringing far-off groups together

Understanding of the business processes involved in gas turbine engine overhaul and related technical issues

Learn More and Apply:

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:

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 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.

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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