Job Requirements
What You will Do:
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Own and support daily heat treat and weld engineering operations, ensuring processes consistently meet material, quality, and customer specifications.
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Develop, troubleshoot, and optimize thermal processes, including hardening, tempering, annealing, quenching, and controlled cooling, establishing appropriate furnace temperatures, soak times, and cooling rates.
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Lead pyrometry and heat treat process control activities in accordance with AMS 2750, NADCAP, and applicable internal standards.
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Maintain and optimize gas, vacuum, induction, and other heat treat equipment through equipment tuning, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and calibration practices.
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Evaluate heat-treated material and components for grain structure, hardness, surface/core defects, distortion, cracking, soft spots, and other process-related conditions, and develop corrective solutions.
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Support troubleshooting of manufacturing issues, including warping, cracking, distortion, and material property variation, and implement corrective actions to improve process performance.
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Develop, standardize, and improve welding processes and documentation, including Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), weld parameters, and related process controls.
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Partner with manufacturing and quality teams to establish, maintain, and standardize welding and heat treat processes in support of NADCAP accreditation and ongoing compliance.
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Investigate process and material defects, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions in collaboration with Quality and Operations.
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Provide technical guidance on material behavior, metallurgy, welding, heat treatment, and resulting material properties to manufacturing, quality, and other cross-functional teams.
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Create, maintain, and approve materials and process specifications, engineering documents, work instructions, material notes, and related technical documentation for aerospace materials and manufacturing processes.
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Manage documentation, traceability, and process records for heat treat and weld operations while ensuring compliance with applicable NADCAP, AS9100, ASTM, AMS, and customer requirements.
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Drive digitization and process improvements for manufacturing data and workflows using systems such as Solumina, SAP, and Teamcenter.
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Identify and implement improvements that increase process repeatability, reduce variation, improve quality, and increase manufacturing throughput.
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Develop technical solutions to complex manufacturing and materials problems requiring engineering judgment, ingenuity, and creative problem-solving.
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Work directly on the manufacturing shop floor to troubleshoot process bottlenecks, determine root causes, and implement practical engineering solutions.
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Support customer and internal engineering activities, including technical reviews, audits, corrective actions, and communication of complex technical concepts to cross-functional teams.
How You Will Get Here:
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Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Materials Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field, or 3–5 years of relevant aerospace/manufacturing experience.
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Minimum of 1 year of experience in heat treatment, welding, materials engineering, or a related manufacturing environment; 3–5 years preferred for independent engineering responsibilities.
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Working knowledge of heat treat processes, pyrometry, and process controls, including AMS 2750 requirements.
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Familiarity with NADCAP Heat Treat and Welding, including pyrometry requirements and weld process qualification.
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Knowledge of applicable industry and aerospace standards, including AMS 2750, ASTM, MMPDS, CMH-17, AS9100, and related customer specifications.
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Experience developing, reviewing, or standardizing WPS, PQR, welding parameters, and welding process documentation is preferred.
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Experience working with SAP, Solumina, and Teamcenter or similar manufacturing and engineering systems.
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Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex engineering tasks, troubleshoot manufacturing processes, and interface with customers and cross-functional teams.
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Strong interpersonal, communication, and technical writing skills, with the ability to communicate complex engineering concepts effectively.
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Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and directly support shop-floor operations.
Pay Range: $80,000 - $95,000
Work Requirements:
This role is considered an on-site, first shift position located in Windsor Locks, CT.
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You must be able to commute to and from the location with your own transportation arrangements to meet the required working first shift hours (7:30am – 4:00pm).
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Shop floor environment, which may include but not limited to extensive walking, and ability to lift up to 40 lbs.
Citizenship requirement: Due to the nature of the work, U.S. citizenship is required
Travel requirements: Due to the nature of the work, 5% of travel is required
Benefits:
- 401(K)
- 401(K) matching
- Dental Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision Insurance
