Senior Operations Engineer (Remote)

RTX is transforming the future of flight by designing and servicing innovative engines. They are seeking a Principal Operations Engineer to support the implementation of Multivariate Statistical Process Controls and automated Functional Assessments, while also leading root cause investigations and collaborating with various engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities:

• Identify key variables that represent the performance of a process and create controls that alert process owners of changes in process capability
• Lead root cause investigations addressing challenges with low First Pass Yield (FPY), high Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), and low throughput
• Utilize advanced expertise in gathering & analyzing large datasets, deploy inductive & deductive investigative tools, and recommend solutions
• Apply skills in operations optimization and data analytics to support other functions such as Continuous Improvement, Waste Reduction (Lean), and general business performance
• Responsible for project planning, collaborating with various engineering disciplines, and influencing management to implement the desired solutions
• Develop Multivariate Process Controls using both traditional SPC rules and custom methods
• Relate Key Process Inputs to Process Outputs with tools like PFMEAs or Characteristics Matrices
• Identify relationships between Part Geometry and Part Performance with Designed Experiments (DOE) and statistical modeling
• Perform ad-hoc data analysis requests to support business improvement objectives
• Collaborate with OpX process control teams at various module centers and with external suppliers to improve existing SPC business processes & standard work
• Travel up to 25%

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (manufacturing, mechanical, industrial, aerospace) or similar technical discipline and 5 or more years of experience in a manufacturing operations or similar environment OR a Master's degree and 3 or more years of experience in a manufacturing operations or similar environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office computer software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Proficiency in mathematical/statistical software such as Minitab, JMP, or MATLAB
• Experience with databases/data warehouses and constructing queries
• Experience leading root cause investigations, propose corrective actions & technical solutions, and execute on the implementation of those actions
• Prior experience delivering presentations to management, senior managers and executives
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Red-X Journeyman training & experience
• Data analytics & statistical modeling skills with experience in Principal Component Analysis, Linear Regression, Partial Least Squares, and Gaussian Process Modeling
• Database/data warehouse and query experience with Databricks, SQL, and Python preferred