Aerospace Materials Process Engineer and Digital Twin Lead

Aerospace Materials Process Engineer and Digital Twin Lead

Shelby, NC

Experienced process engineer needed to drive plant simulation and plant process system improvements at PPG’s Aerospace business. The role includes developing digital twin models and providing engineering support to enhance manufacturing unit operations.

• Be actively engaged in safety; participate in site safety programs and ensure operational discipline and compliance with both company and regulatory safety standards and requirements.
• Provide engineering support to improve manufacturing unit operations process flows, process capability, production yields, overall cost of goods sold, equipment reliability, waste minimization, and EH&S improvements through data-based decision making.
• Lead development of site digital twin and maintain model through future site expansions.
• Provide day-to-day support to the manufacturing unit operations teams including observation and analysis of production runs, root cause investigation of off-standard production runs, and development of sustainable corrective actions.
• Maintain and/or identify ways to improve the quality of our products, and adherence to quality standards, through continuous process improvement and operating procedure enhancement.
• Be the technical liaison between new product development initiatives and the integration of them into manufacturing unit operations.
• Conduct new process evaluation / optimization projects, process capability studies, process safety reviews, and process DOEs.
• Provide backup to the applicable operations unit manager and/or production supervisor relating to production reporting, decision-making, and directing the work of department employees during absences.

• Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply.
• Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline, or equivalent.
• Two (2) or more years of plant simulation experience.
• Three (3) or more years of process manufacturing engineering experience, preferably in a chemical plant or discrete manufacturing operation.
• Lean manufacturing and/or Six Sigma experience preferred.

Health, Dental, Life, Retirement Plan, Paid Vacation & Holidays, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Disability/Leave, and other voluntary benefit offerings. Actual benefit offerings confirmed at the time of hire. All offer amounts are determined by experience and departmental pay equity.

Equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.