Principal Manufacturing Engineer - Material Process Engineer 1 22773
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Job Title: Principal Material Process Engineer (Metals)
Job Code: 22773
Job Location: Huntsville AL
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
Our headquarters in Huntsville AL (the high tech sector of aerospace and defense) is growing! Aerojet has two Advanced Manufacturing Facilities for inert components in Huntsville AL and an energetics manufacturing center of expertise in Camden AR. We are expanding all facilities to accommodate an increase in rocket motor production. Aerojet uses advanced designs and manufacturing techniques to manufacture components and structures for solid rocket motors and aerospace structures. Advanced metals and metal processing techniques used by Aerojet as well as our supply base include: high strength steels martensitic steels maraging steels D6ac 300M 4330 rollweld forward and reverse flowforming electron beam welding GTAW TIG/MIG welding etc.
This position will support all programs in processing and machining/forming of steel structures for solid rocket motors. A strong knowledge of various high strength steels is required. Additional knowledge of thin walled pressure vessel metal forming and machining is required. This position requires professional judgement and use and/or application of basic principles theories and concepts of manufacturing metal structures. The selected individual will understand/review/update Standard Operating Procedures related to metal structure manufacturing. The selected individual will participate in all work stops production bottleneck reviews and failure investigations pertaining to metallic structure manufacturing. The individual will be selfmotivated and will accurately report problems solutions and results in concise written and oral communications.
This position will be a dynamic position moving from various programs to assess production production bottlenecks failures nonconformances and technology to increase yield and production throughput.
Essential Functions:
- Evaluate and implement tractable solutions to technical problems involving metal structure forming and machining particularly thinwalled pressure vessels
- Interprets engineering drawings and specifications standard operating procedures quality requirements (both customer and company) and applicable safety requirements related to metal processing
- Prepares comprehensive analyses procedures reports and presentations for customer reviews (both internal and external)
- Knowledge of thinwalled pressure vessel manufacturing techniques
- Travel: 25 travel to several key suppliers manufacturing thinwalled motor cases will be required (e.g. 1 week every 12 months or as required) and some travel may be required to our energetics manufacturing site in Camden AR depending upon issues found during manufacturing and required site visits to help resolve work stoppage or failure investigations
- Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree and minimum 12years of priorMaterial Process Engineering exp.Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10years of prior Material Process Engineeringexperience. In lieu of a degree minimum of 16years of prior Material Process Engineeringexperience
- 4 years processing experience of metal components/structures (preferably thinwalled pressure vessels)
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Degree in material science metallurgy or related science and technical experience in processing metal structures and thinwalled pressure vessels
- Experience with hydroproof testing statistical analysis data acquisition is a plus
- Heat treating knowledge is a plus
- Experience with electron beam welding and TIG welding a plus
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Employment Type
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