NDE Engineer II, Additive Manufacturing
About The Position
The Materials and NDE (Non-Destructive Evaluation) team plays a central role in enabling Terran R to fly, re-fly, and scale: developing, characterizing, and inspecting materials and processes across all parts of the vehicle. From welding and additive manufacturing to advanced composites, the team works at the intersection of innovation and execution, balancing performance and reliability with cost, quality, and schedule. As we move toward first flight and beyond, the challenges become more exciting, offering opportunities to shape how we design and develop for re-use. With ownership across products, systems, and disciplines, engineers gain broad exposure and drive key decisions across design, manufacturing, and operations. Own production NDE methods applicable to additively manufactured (AM) spaceflight hardware Own the NDE inspection development process from initial problem statement on hardware, to implementation, to iterative improvement with cross-functional teams Perform NDE feasibility and probability of detection studies with floor personnel Inform hardware changes to enable NDE accessibility Inform and generate drawing requirements for NDE methods on AM hardware using empirically derived process understanding Establish risk posture and baseline NDE approaches during early development of hardware Incorporate interdisciplinary knowledge from the additive/ welding process, non-destructive inspection, machining and post-processing implications Interface with: PBF team to interpret process parameter impacts to material properties Materials laboratory staff to understand material characterization Non-destructive examination personnel to interpret detected discontinuities Supply chain to specify vendor requirements, audit criteria, and process controls Leadership to elevate risks and overcome roadblocks This is not a desk job!
Requirements
- B.S. & 2+ Years of Experience
- M.S. & 1+ Years of Experience
- PhD. & 0+ Years of Experience
- Experience with additively manufactured metals and materials characterization of same
- Understanding of NDE principles and their application to both AM and non-AM processes
- Direct experience in a manufacturing environment (generating non-conformances, writing work instructions)
- Substantial experience performing design of experiments (DoE)
- Demonstrated ability to generate technical presentations
- Demonstrated experience performing data analysis on analogous data to NDE inspections (quality, yield, non-conformances) and ownership of decision-making following analysis
Nice To Haves
- Direct experience with AM hardware for aerospace/ propulsion systems
- Familiarity with industry NDE codes (AWS, ASNT, NASA)
- Ability to build computational/ statistical pipelines with regard to process/ inspection data
- Experience building custom statistical bases/ adapting acceptance criteria
- Experience adapting NDE approaches for AM hardware and generating detection thresholds
- Familiarity with fatigue and damage tolerance (FDT) properties and NDE inspection intervals tied to them
- Familiarity with key process variables for welding/ DED/ PBF
- An understanding of aluminums, Ni-based superalloys, stainless steels, and titaniums
- Demonstrated ability for technical writing (published papers, patents)
Responsibilities
- Own production NDE methods applicable to additively manufactured (AM) spaceflight hardware
- Own the NDE inspection development process from initial problem statement on hardware, to implementation, to iterative improvement with cross-functional teams
- Perform NDE feasibility and probability of detection studies with floor personnel
- Inform hardware changes to enable NDE accessibility
- Inform and generate drawing requirements for NDE methods on AM hardware using empirically derived process understanding
- Establish risk posture and baseline NDE approaches during early development of hardware
- Incorporate interdisciplinary knowledge from the additive/ welding process, non-destructive inspection, machining and post-processing implications
- Interface with PBF team to interpret process parameter impacts to material properties
- Interface with Materials laboratory staff to understand material characterization
- Interface with Non-destructive examination personnel to interpret detected discontinuities
- Interface with Supply chain to specify vendor requirements, audit criteria, and process controls
- Interface with Leadership to elevate risks and overcome roadblocks
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
