Senior Additive Manufacturing Process Engineer

About the Role

The Additive Manufacturing Process and Capability Center (AMPCC) encompasses a critical mass of Additive Manufacturing (AM) process and industrialization experts, the necessary equipment, and develops the strategic collaborations needed to rapidly mature the technology and manufacturing readiness of AM. The AMPCC is focused on the research, development, and deployment of additive manufacturing tools and processes for our business units.

What You Will Do

The Senior Additive Manufacturing Process Engineer will be challenged with solving unique and interesting problems to enable new commercial aerospace and defense products. They will be responsible for one or more of the following activities as they relate to the AMPCC, including:

• Support RTX Business Units by providing process expertise and IQ/OQ/MQ tools and best practices to increase the rate of additive adoption
• Explore the capabilities of advanced measurement tools for characterizing machine inputs and melt pool / material responses with the goal of quantifying and reducing variability
• Lead root cause investigations on build failures, machine or process issues, or product performance gaps and implement corrective actions
• Quantify the Process-Structure-Property characteristics of additive materials
• Collaborate with government, industry, academic, and RTX Business Unit partners to develop whitepapers, project concepts, and responsive proposals
• Execute and oversee development builds on a wide variety of Additive Manufacturing machines
• Work with cross-functional teams including materials, design, simulation, operations, and characterization engineers to support and improve the full value stream

Qualifications You Must Have

The preferred candidate should have a strong understanding of engineering principles and hands on experience working with laboratory equipment. Candidate must be able to work effectively in a multidisciplinary, collaborative team environment focused on innovation and have demonstrated both verbal and written communication skills including:

• Typically requires a University Engineering Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience
• Minimum 1 year of scripting experience with Matlab, Python, VBA, JavaScript or similar
• Minimum 1 year of experience with CAD tools
• Hands-on experience operating manufacturing equipment
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Active and existing DoD Secret security clearance required after day 1

Qualifications We Prefer

• Advanced degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Manufacturing Engineering or related technical field
• Minimum 3.5 GPA desirable
• Basic understanding of low voltage sensors and control systems
• Working understanding of AM processes including laser powder bed fusion
• Experience with metal laser powder bed fusion Additive Manufacturing tools and processes
• Experience utilizing advanced AM build processors to design custom LPBF tool paths
• Experience utilizing statistical analysis software packages (Minitab, Stat-Ease360, or similar)

Pay

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• Short-term disability, long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Parental leave (including paternal)
• Paid time off and holidays
• Child/adult backup care
• Achievement awards
• Educational assistance
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (dependent upon level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments not guaranteed)

Schedule

This position is classified as Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. Candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.