Aerospace Welding Engineer (ES3)

Amentum•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of the Amentum Space Exploration Division (ASED) support to the NASA EM32 Welding & Manufacturing (W&M) team under the Engineering Services and Science Capability Augmentation (ESSCA) contract to the NASA MSFC Engineering Directorate. The primary focus of this position is manufacturing large aluminum aerospace structures using fusion welding and friction stir welding processes. This is a welding engineering position. Education and experience relevant to this position will be evaluated from that perspective. The selected candidate will serve as a communication or focal point for welding and welding manufacturing projects and work integrally with JSEG and customer engineers and engineering technicians particular engineering discipline effort or scientific initiative. The selected candidate serves as a fully competent engineer or scientist in all conventional aspects of the subject matter or the functional area of the assignments. The selected candidate applies intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering/scientific principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields. Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. The selected candidate devises new approaches to satisfy unusual or specialized requirements. The ES-3 is capable of representing the organization at technical meetings and conferences and may guide or be assisted by engineers/scientists or technicians.

Requirements

BS with at least 5 years’ experience or an MS with AT LEAST 3 years of experience.
Must be able to obtain and maintain permission to operate customer-owned vehicles in support of work activities.
Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license, automobile liability insurance and successfully complete a company defensive driving training class.
Must be a US Citizen and have a STAR ID.
Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Previous exposure to manufacturing large, welded aluminum aerospace structures.
Previous exposure to developing inputs into paperless (electronic) manufacturing execution systems (MES) or helping perform work under MES.
Previous exposure to identifying and documenting manufacturing nonconformances.
Previous exposure to resolving manufacturing nonconformances under oversight boards.
Previous experience working with the following specifications and standards or industry equivalents is desired, but not required: NASA-STD-6016, “Standard Materials and Processes Requirements for Spacecraft.”, NASA-STD-5006, “General Fusion Welding Requirements for Aerospace Materials Used in Flight Hardware.”, MSFC-SPEC-3679, “Process Specification – Welding Aerospace Hardware.”

Responsibilities

Develop welding techniques, procedures, and application of welding equipment to problems involving fabrication of metals, utilizing knowledge of production specifications, properties and characteristics of metals and metal alloys, and engineering principles.
Conduct research and development investigations to develop and test new welding processes and procedures, improve existing or develop new welding equipment, develop new or modify current welding methods, techniques, and procedures, discover new patterns of welding phenomena, or to correlate and substantiate hypotheses.
Prepare technical reports resulting from research and development.
Establish welding procedures to guide production and welding personnel relating to specification restrictions, material processes, pre- and post-weld heating requirements which involve use of complex alloys, unusual fabrication methods and welding of critical joints.
Evaluate new developments in welding field for possible application to current welding problems or production processes.
Direct and coordinate technical personnel in performing inspections to ensure workers' compliance with established welding procedures, restrictions, and standards.
Exchange ideas, information, or offer technical advice concerning welding matters.
Perform experimental welding to evaluate new equipment, techniques, and materials.
Serve as project lead engineer to manage specific assigned customer welding development and manufacturing development projects.
Help other EM32 W&M Team customers understand and resolve problems related to their welding manufacturing processes.