Safety Risk Management Lead (Hybrid)

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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?

Job Summary:

Pratt & Whitney (P&W) is seeking a Safety Risk Management Lead (SRM) within the Safety Management System (SMS) team in East Hartford, CT responsible for implementing and integrating Safety Risk Management principles and strategies across the company.  One primary objective of P&W’s Safety Management System is to ensure product safety hazards are identified, triaged, assessed for risk, and mitigated to as-low-as-reasonably-practicable (ALARP) throughout product life cycle.  The Safety Risk Management Lead will serve a vital role in achieving this objective by leading two key risk management processes, the employee Report-A-Concern (RAC) process and Systemic SRM process, while also working with cross-functional leaders and technical experts to promote broad enterprise support of the SMS and integrate with other company-wide risk management processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Mature and lead employee Report-A-Concern (RAC) process and systemic Safety Risk Management (SRM) process for P&W’s SMS.
• Oversee Safety Issue Management (SIM) process adherence, including leading outsourcing or P&W Puerto Rico team members around administration and audit of the SIM database and process. 
• Ensure appropriate triage, review and technical disposition of potential hazards received via various channels to include employee reports, audit findings, site visits, read across, safety surveys, or technical safety issue management. 
• Work closely with a cross-functional team of experts to enable full integration of Safety Risk Management processes and appropriate technical ownership, management, and report-out on hazards, risk levels, and mitigation strategies.
• Create metrics, analytics, trend data, and presentation material to articulate the health of SRM processes to SMS leadership.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering​
• 8+ years of experience in Design, Structures, Manufacturing, or Quality Engineering in Aerospace or 5+ years’ experience with an Advanced Degree.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen. This position may require access to systems/tools that are restricted to individuals who possess US citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated skill in leading and managing a cross-functional team.
• Familiar with different safety risk management tools
• Familiar with a variety of Engineering, Operations and Quality processes.
• Skilled in working with Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and information systems.
• Experience in using CORE tools for continuous process improvement.
• Strong understanding of safety processes and ability to make appropriate risk-based decisions.
• Excellent communication skills and experience communicating to Executive leadership.
• Ability to work independently without oversight.

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:

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. This means that responsibilities of the job need to be performed onsite on a regular basis.

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.

This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award.  ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.
 

The salary range for this role is 96,000 USD - 200,000 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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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