Contact
Email: daniel.eigenbrode@pw.utc.com
Dan Eigenbrode is currently the chief engineer for Pratt & Whitney’s Cold Section Engineering. He has over 27 years of experience at Pratt & Whitney where he has held positions of increasing responsibility within the engineering organization. In his current role, he leads an organization of nearly 1400 engineers who are responsible for the design, development, and in service support of all fans, compressors, gear systems, bearing and lubrication systems, and externals components for all Pratt & Whitney engine models.
Previously, Eigenbrode was the director of engineering for Pratt & Whitney’s Combustors, Augmentors and Nozzles Module Center. In this role, he was responsible for technical research, product development, certification, and operational support for the main combustor, afterburner, and exhaust systems for all Pratt & Whitney engine models. Most notably, he led the development and certification of major components of both the F-22 and Joint Strike Fighter (F-35) engines.
In his early career he conducted secondary flow and film cooling analyses in support of multiple jet engine components.
He holds a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University.