Aerospace Welding Engineer, Senior; SME

Description

This position is part of the Amentum Space Exploration Division (ASED) support to the NASA EM32 Welding & Manufacturing (W&M) team under the Engineering Services and Science Capability Augmentation (ESSCA) contract to the NASA MSFC Engineering Directorate. The primary focus is manufacturing large aluminum aerospace structures using fusion welding and friction stir welding processes. The role is a welding engineering position with responsibilities including developing welding techniques and procedures, conducting research and development investigations, preparing technical reports, establishing welding procedures for complex alloys and critical joints, evaluating new developments in welding, directing and coordinating technical personnel for inspections, performing experimental welding, and serving as a project lead engineer to manage assigned customer welding development and manufacturing projects.

The candidate will provide expert consultation to resolve complex welding manufacturing problems for EM32 W&M Team customers.

• Typically, educational requirements are the equivalent of a minimum of a Master’s degree with at least 18 years of experience, or a BS with at least 20 years of experience.

• Previous exposure to manufacturing large, welded aluminum aerospace structures.
• Previous exposure to developing inputs into paperless (electronic) manufacturing execution systems (MES) or helping perform work under MES.
• Previous exposure to identifying and documenting manufacturing nonconformances.
• Previous exposure to resolving manufacturing nonconformances under oversight boards.
• The selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain permission to operate customer-owned vehicles in support of work activities, possess and maintain a valid driver’s license, automobile liability insurance, and successfully complete a company defensive driving training class.

• Previous experience working with NASA-STD-6016, "Standard Materials and Processes Requirements for Spacecraft."
• Previous experience working with NASA-STD-5006, "General Fusion Welding Requirements for Aerospace Materials Used in Flight Hardware."
• Previous experience working with MSFC-SPEC-3679, "Process Specification – Welding Aerospace Hardware."

Work will be performed on‑site at MSFC in Huntsville, Alabama, primarily in an office environment (40%) and an industrial welding / manufacturing development laboratory / machine shop (60%). Travel may be required but is infrequent (