Ultrasonic Level III – Aerospace & Defense, Fort Worth, TX

Company: NDE Labs

State: TX Texas

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Full Time onsite, minimum travel - Responsible for technical leadership, qualification, oversight, and continuous improvement of ultrasonic inspection processes supporting aerospace, defense, and Navy nuclear programs. This position serves as the organization's subject matter expert for advanced ultrasonic inspection technologies, including conventional contact ultrasonics, immersion testing, modified immersion techniques, Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT), Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD), and other advanced ultrasonic methods.

The Ultrasonic Level III develops, qualifies, and approves inspection techniques, ensures compliance with customer and regulatory requirements, certifies personnel, supports new product development, and provides technical direction to engineering, quality, and production teams. This position plays a critical role in maintaining compliance with customer specifications, military standards, FAA requirements, and industry best practices.

• Serve as the Responsible Ultrasonic Level III for aerospace, defense, and nuclear inspection programs.
• Develop, qualify, validate, and approve ultrasonic inspection procedures and techniques.
• Interpret customer drawings, engineering specifications, military standards, and contractual inspection requirements.
• Establish inspection methods for metallic and composite materials utilizing:
• Conventional Contact Ultrasonics
• Immersion Ultrasonic Testing
• Modified Immersion Techniques
• Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT)
• TOFD (when applicable)
• Automated C-Scan Systems
• Precision Manual Ultrasonic Inspection

Support inspection of complex aerospace structures including:

• Composite laminates
• Honeycomb sandwich structures and Bonded assemblies
• Metals i.e., Titanium, Aluminum, Nickel alloys, Steel
• Additive manufactured components
• Castings, Forgings, Weldments

• Develop and approve written ultrasonic procedures in accordance with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Develop calibration standards and reference standards.
• Perform Probability of Detection (POD) evaluations when required.
• Develop scan plans for automated and manual inspections.
• Optimize inspection parameters to maximize flaw detection and repeatability.
• Evaluate emerging ultrasonic technologies for implementation.

• Train, mentor, and technically develop Level I and Level II inspectors.
• Support RL3 in preparation and administration of general, specific and practical examinations.
• Support certification protocols and recertify NDT personnel in accordance with:
• NAS
  410
• SNT-TC-1A
• Employer Written Practice
• Evaluate inspector proficiency and maintain qualification records.
• Conduct annual performance reviews and technical evaluations of certified personnel.

• Ensure inspection activities comply with customer requirements and internal Quality Management Systems.
• Participate in internal, customer, FAA, NADCAP, DoD, and third-party audits.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions related to ultrasonic inspections.
• Review nonconforming material dispositions and technical justifications.
• Assist in process capability improvements and continuous improvement initiative

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related technical discipline preferred.
• Current or previously certifiable as an Ultrasonic Level III in accordance with NAS
  410.
• Current or previously certifiable as an Ultrasonic Level III under SNT-TC-1A.
• Minimum 10 years of ultrasonic inspection experience in aerospace, defense, or nuclear applications.
• Demonstrated experience…