Materials & Process Engineer, Technical Authority

Job Description

Job Description

Opportunity to join a leading Aerospace Manufacturing as part of their newly developed Global Technology Centre in greater Dallas, TX.

As a Technical Authority Materials & Process Engineer, you will work in cross-discipline teams to develop differentiating metal additive manufacturing (AM) technology for aerospace structural applications. Your everyday tasks will be to work within Aerospace's US Global Technology Center team on development of Laser Wire Directed Energy Deposition (DED). You will take on a wide range of tasks focused on metal additive manufacturing (AM) process improvements, automation, simulation, and industrialization while working in collaboration with technology engineers with expertise in materials, machining, non-destructive evaluation / testing, and process development.

You will support development, integration and implement technical solutions and documentation compliant with all relevant customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements, within agreed program, schedule, and manufacturing constraints.

Job Responsibilities

• Support metal additive manufacturing (AM) process development by researching and developing new and novel methods for automation, system control and simulation.
• Engage with other technology development strands such as non-destructive testing, heat treatment, machining, and cell operations to improve metal additive manufacturing (AM) processes.
• Research opportunities to enhance robotic, laser welding, and sensor equipment to allow for more efficient or effective material deposition.
• Develop and implement data acquisition systems to monitor key parameters during metal deposition.
• Support qualification of additive manufacturing (AM) material and components for aerospace applications with both internal and external customers.
• Support Technology Readiness Assessments towards technology maturation into production.
• Stay current with related technical activity within the global technology team (and through related technology organizations) & ensure effective exchange of results and issues.
• Develop, implement, and check technical solutions and documentation to ensure they are compliant with all relevant customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements, within agreed program, schedule, and manufacturing constraints.
• Identify technical problems and apply / integrate solutions.
• Support technical and customer reviews, including the creation and preparation of technical data and presentations.
• Perform all activities with limited supervision and support other engineers with peer-to-peer reviews.
• Identify, manage and mitigate risks for assigned work.

Job Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications