Senior Additive Manufacturing Process Engineer
About The Position
At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. The Additive Manufacturing Process and Capability Center (AMPCC) encompasses a critical mass of Additive Manufacturing (AM) process and industrialization experts, the necessary equipment, and develops the strategic collaborations needed to rapidly mature the technology and manufacturing readiness of AM. The AMPCC is focused on the research, development, and deployment of additive manufacturing tools and processes for our business units.
Requirements
- University Engineering Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience
- Minimum 1 year of scripting experience with Matlab, Python, VBA, JavaScript or similar
- Minimum 1 year of experience with CAD tools
- Hands-on experience operating manufacturing equipment
- U.S. citizenship is required
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
- Active and existing security clearance required after day 1
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Manufacturing Engineering or related technical field
- A minimum 3.5 GPA is desirable
- Basic understanding of low voltage sensors and control systems
- Working understanding of AM processes including laser powder bed fusion
- Experience with metal laser powder bed fusion Additive Manufacturing tools and processes
- Experience utilizing advanced AM build processors to design custom LPBF tool paths
- Experience utilizing statistical analysis software packages (Minitab, Stat-Ease360, or similar)
Responsibilities
- Support RTX Business Units by providing process expertise and IQ/OQ/MQ tools and best practices to increase the rate of additive adoption
- Explore the capabilities of advanced measurement tools for characterizing machine inputs and melt pool / material responses with the goal of quantifying and reducing variability
- Lead root cause investigations on build failures, machine or process issues, or product performance gaps and implement corrective actions
- Quantify the Process-Structure-Property characteristics of additive materials
- Collaborate with government, industry, academic, and RTX Business Unit partners to develop whitepapers, project concepts, and responsive proposals
- 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
- parental (including paternal) leave
- flexible work schedules
- achievement awards
- educational assistance
- child/adult backup care
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- paid time off
- holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
