Additive Manufacturing Materials Engineer II
About The Position
The Additive Manufacturing Process and Capability Center (AMPCC) brings together additive manufacturing process and industrialization experts, equipment, and strategic collaborations to mature additive manufacturing technology and manufacturing readiness. It focuses on researching, developing, and deploying additive manufacturing tools and processes for RTX business units. The engineer will solve technical problems that enable new commercial aerospace and defense products. The role supports RTX business units with additive manufacturing process expertise and qualification tools, investigates advanced measurement approaches, helps resolve build and product issues, manages process-structure-property data, and supports internal and contract research programs. The engineer also executes development builds and works with multidisciplinary teams across the additive manufacturing value stream.
Requirements
- A university engineering degree or equivalent experience and at least 2 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field.
- At least 2 years of scripting experience with Matlab, Python, VBA, JavaScript, or similar.
- At least 2 years of experience with CAD tools.
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience operating manufacturing equipment or designing mechatronic systems.
- Working understanding of additive manufacturing processes, including laser powder bed fusion.
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary, collaborative team environment focused on innovation.
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program or contract.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field.
- GPA of at least 3.5 is desirable.
- Experience with metal laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing tools and processes.
- Experience using advanced additive manufacturing build processors to design custom LPBF tool paths.
- Experience using statistical analysis software packages such as Minitab or Stat-Ease360.
Responsibilities
- Support RTX business units by providing process expertise and IQ/OQ/MQ tools and best practices to increase adoption of additive manufacturing.
- Explore advanced measurement tools for characterizing machine inputs and melt pool and material responses, with the goal of quantifying and reducing variability.
- Support root-cause investigations into build failures, machine or process issues, and product performance gaps, and implement corrective actions.
- Curate pedigreed Process-Structure-Property data in materials databases.
- Lead responsive proposals for Internal Research and Development (IRAD) programs supporting business unit customers and execute awarded programs.
- Support Contract Research and Development (CRAD) programs involving government, industry, academic, and RTX business unit partners.
- Execute and oversee development builds on a wide variety of additive manufacturing machines.
- Work with cross-functional teams, including materials, design, simulation, operations, and characterization engineers, to support and improve the full value stream.
Benefits
- Compensation and healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits.
- Parental leave, including paternal leave.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Achievement awards.
- Educational assistance and the Employee Scholar Program.
- Child/adult backup care.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
- 401(k) match.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Employee assistance program.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
