Ground Test Manufacturing Engineer

4 days, 21 hours ago
Full-time
Senior
Operations
ALTEN Technology

ALTEN Technology

ALTEN Technology is an engineering services company and consulting firm in the USA, providing tailored engineering solutions across various industries such as aerospace, medtech, robotics, automotive, and more. With a team of over 600 professionals, we...

Construction & Engineering
251-1K
Founded 1988

Description

  • Create written and illustrated manufacturing instructions, bills of material, and outside purchase specifications from engineering drawings and specifications.
  • Develop and improve manufacturing processes and tooling for composite parts fabrication.
  • Support production teams to ensure manufacturability and recommend process improvements.
  • Train production staff on new processes and techniques.
  • Provide manufacturing support to design across conceptual, preliminary, detailed design, validation, customer approval, manufacturing, and operational service phases.
  • Support material selection based on usability and compatibility with existing processes and equipment.
  • Review and disposition nonconforming material against technical requirements.
  • Develop and validate repair processes in coordination with the design team.
  • Contribute to cost-of-poor-quality efforts and drive continuous improvement.
  • Ensure compliance with established engineering methodologies and use engineering judgment and data analysis to solve moderately complex problems.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or equivalent experience with at least 10 years of relevant experience.
  • Master’s or other advanced degree in a STEM-related field with at least 8 years of experience.
  • Experience with mechanical manufacturing processes such as machining, joints, fasteners, and welding in aerospace, defense, automotive, or similar industries.
  • Experience with GD&T and print interpretation.
  • Experience with fiber-reinforced polymer composites, including fiberglass, aramid, and/or carbon prepreg and wet layup, especially epoxy resin systems.
  • Experience in advanced composite and bonded structures manufacturing, including fiber reinforcement, curing, ovens, autoclaves, adhesives, and surface preparation.
  • Strong problem identification and solution skills.
  • Strong project ownership, execution, and proactive mindset.
  • Computer-aided design software experience with Creo/Windchill preferred, or NX/FiberSIM/TeamCenter.
  • Familiarity with non-destructive testing methods such as ultrasonic testing, eddy current, FPI, camera optics, and X-ray is preferred.
  • Experience with design for manufacturing and assembly is preferred.
  • Understanding of manufacturing cost and reproducibility is preferred.
  • Experience implementing PFMEAs is preferred.

Benefits

  • Mentorship and career growth opportunities.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
  • Opportunity to work on challenging engineering programs across aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and related industries.
  • Equal opportunity employment.
  • Pre-employment drug screening required as a condition of hire for this federal contractor role.

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