Mechanical Engineering Technician - Casting NDT

Location

This position is 100% onsite; no remote or hybrid option is available.

Responsibilities

• Assist with coordination of operations and personnel scheduling for Casting and Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (“FPI”) lines.
• Interpret complex blueprints, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (“GD&T”), aerospace specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Develop and implement floor-level process improvements designed to enhance operational efficiency, safety, quality, and workflow simplicity.
• Perform Level 2 Liquid Penetrant Testing (“PT”) on aluminum, steel, and complex aerospace alloy components in accordance with applicable aerospace and quality standards.
• Evaluate macro and micro defects, determine acceptance or rejection criteria, recommend rework processing, and identify components requiring scrap disposition.
• Support setup operations, tape proofing, tool proofing, jaw machining, and program editing associated with aerospace manufacturing and inspection processes.
• Research and recommend operational techniques intended to improve productivity, reduce downtime, and simplify daily floor operations.
• Evaluate the quality status of critical aluminum, steel, and special alloy aerospace components and provide recommendations regarding release, rework, or scrap disposition in accordance with company quality procedures.
• Train, mentor, and assist Level 1 and Level 2 inspectors regarding nondestructive testing methods, blueprint interpretation, aerospace specifications, and inspection procedures.
• Collaborate directly with engineering personnel to prepare Discrepancy Reports (“DRs”) and evaluate the feasibility of black‑light rework processes within FPI, casting, and LP blade operations.
• Inspect and monitor measuring instruments, including calipers, comparators, pins, radiometers, and refractometers, as well as penetrant‑related chemical materials, to ensure proper calibration status and compliance with expiration requirements.
• Perform monthly penetrant sample collections for water contamination testing and quarterly collections for brightness‑level validation, and coordinate formal handoff procedures to the Level 3 Inspector for laboratory analysis.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of two years of engineering technician experience or engineering‑related education.
• Minimum of two years of experience training and mentoring team members in manufacturing or inspection environments.
• Minimum of two years of nondestructive testing experience involving cast small gas turbine engine components.
• Minimum of two years of experience supporting aerospace manufacturing operations involving wax pattern assembly, foundry defect inspection, fluorescent penetrant inspection, weld mapping, and blending processes.

Schedule

M‑F, 40 hrs/week, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.