Material Conversion Engineer

Responsibilities

• The Engineer demonstrates the capability to work independently (when required), and in collaboration with others, effectively interfacing and integrating their activities within the operations organization.
• An ability to establish and support multiple projects within reasonable time constraints is required.
• The Engineer is also responsible for timely identification and communication of project obstacles to the work cell manager.
• Serves as technical support for the work cell for all material conversion functions.
• Supports all Operation centric meetings to provide technical guidance and/or direction on process and material quality issues.
• Supports definition of KPI’s specific to the material conversion process as well as efforts to maintain/improve defined KPI’s.
• Manages assigned capital investment projects for industrialization of the work cell.
• Supports the design and implementation of some of the capital projects, as well as managing the cost targets.
• Creates and reviews processes and procedures surrounding the operation and workflows occurring inside the work cell compliant to NADCAP, AS9100, customer, and MRAS requirements.
• Drives compliance (first) and efficiency (second) into daily practices inside the work cell.
• Supports capacity planning and layout designs for the work cell.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent field from an accredited university or college with 0 - 3 years of relevant experience.
• Technical background in composites and/or automation/robotics.
• Ability to support multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail with limited direct supervision.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with generating statements of work (SOW) for external contracting.
• Self-starter and technically curious with practical hands‑on experience working with materials and/or machines.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with NADCAP requirements.
• 3D CAD/Design experience in CATIA or similar.
• Aerospace materials processing experience.
• Six Sigma training is preferred.
• MS office proficient.