Aerospace Product Design Engineer

PPG Industries•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

PPG is hiring a Product Design Engineer within PPG's Aerospace business line. You will provide technical responsibilities including providing support to Huntsville, Sylmar, and AmpaSpace manufacturing facilities. You will report to Sr. Manager, S&T Product Development and sit onsite at our Huntsville, AL site.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (BS) in Analytical Chemistry, Materials Science.
5+ hands-on laboratory experience.
Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refuges are eligible to apply

Responsibilities

Use engineering experience for structural design and analysis, electrical design, product testing, and product documentation.
Responsible for technical communications within PPG, customers, and regulatory agencies and authorities.
Use multiple formats, including engineering test reports, presentations, white papers to support all of our products.
Work with customers, sales, product support engineering, program management, manufacturing, quality assurance, GTC, other PPG manufacturing facilities and regulatory agencies.
Provide continuous improvement for the department's environmental, health and safety and quality performance to insure an injury free work place, 100% compliance to customer satisfaction while meeting plant profitability goals.
Participate on safety and value improvement teams, attend and contribute to several ongoing activities such as manufacturing planning, budget preparation and departmental IT planning.
Participate in and the PPG New Product Introduction (NPI) process during Technical Reviews and Management Gate Reviews (including New Program Selection Meeting).
Remain technically aware of industry trends, government regulations, customer requirements and PPG Aerospace Transparency's manufacturing process requirements to personally contribute suggestions and recommendations.
Lead engineering investigations and root cause analyses to identify and resolve product performance, manufacturing, and customer-related issues.
Develop, review, and maintain engineering specifications, drawings, test procedures, and technical documentation to support product development and regulatory compliance.
Plan, coordinate, and execute laboratory and field testing activities to validate product performance, durability, and customer requirements.
Analyze test data and provide recommendations for product improvements, process optimization, and risk mitigation.
Support manufacturing operations by providing technical expertise, troubleshooting production challenges, and implementing corrective actions.
Collaborate with teams to guide new product development, product enhancements, and cost reduction plans.
Ensure products comply with applicable industry standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements.