What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instrumentation Technician (Onsite) position at BU_PW, Raytheon Technologies?
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?
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, routing and securing of instrumentation during the 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.
Country:
United States of America
Location:
PW109: West Palm Beach 17900 Beeline Highway, West Palm Beach, FL, 33410 USA
Key Responsibilities:
- Read and execute instrumentation installation drawings.
- Install applied sensors such as pressures, thermocouples, strain gages, 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 carryover).
Basic Qualifications:
- AA/AS degree in Electronics/Engineering or 2-year post-high school training/apprenticeship with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
- Experience in sensor wiring, terminations, egress, and troubleshooting is required. Sensor types include but are not limited to strain gages, accelerometers, pressure transducers, and thermocouples.
- Must be able to work a significant amount of overtime and up to 10% travel.
- US Citizenship is required due to government contracts.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with pressure and thermocouple installation.
- Experience with strain gage installations using epoxies and ceramic cements.
- 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.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of applications and SAP.
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.