Heat Treat Engineer

Polymer Concepts Technologies • Hanover, MD

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Heat Treat Engineer provides support to Quality, Leadership, Maintenance, and Manufacturing Engineering to maintain high-performing assets, and processes. Works directly with the operators to ensure the furnaces are running properly. Polymer Concepts Technologies PBY, Inc. KRS Division dba Kaydon Ring & Seal (“KRS”) is responsible for Aerospace and Industrial applications. KRS has a customer portfolio that includes all major players in the Aerospace and Industrial industries. Our business is fully customer focused, with products specifically designed for an engine/airframe application and then produced in small quantities and small lots on highly flexible equipment. Extreme product range fragmentation, complex product design, very high-quality standards and traceability requirements are the peculiarity of KRS.

Requirements

• A.S. or B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or other relevant/related degree and minimum of three (3) years' experience working within a processing engineering role or HSD/GED and minimum of ten (10) years' experience working in a heat treat processing tec
• Advanced level of mechanical aptitude and comprehension.
• Must be able to effectively interact with all levels of the organization and with customers and to communicate effectively either orally or in writing.
• Candidate MUST be a U.S. Person to comply with ITAR regulations.
• Exposure to NADCAP.
• Technical understanding of heat treat furnaces, heat treat controllers, heat, treat processes, and quench methods.

Responsibilities

• Reads complex specifications, and ensures process adherence.
• Communicates with vendors.
• Investigates heat-treat related equipment failures to determine root cause, and corrective actions.
• Works with Quality, Leadership, Maintenance, and Manufacturing Engineering to maintain high-performing assets, and processes.
• Identifies potential failure modes, and develops counteractions.
• Recommends critical spare parts.
• Recommends PM’s, and TPM’s.
• Reads/understands all critical internal, and external documentation.
• Develops, and updates technical, and detailed work instructions.
• Maintains audit-quality records.
• Engages with continuous improvement projects.
• Performs research for new technologies, assets, techniques, and/or processes.
• Strong communication.
• Perform other related duties as assigned, consistent with business needs.

Benefits

• Safe Harbor 401k Plan with Company match up to 3.5%
• Medical, dental, vision and voluntary benefits on the 1st of the month following hire date
• PTO
• Bonus eligible
• Company paid life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability
• Temperature controlled work environment -- yes, even on the production floor!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree