Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Material Process Engineer (Metals) 

Job Code: 17692

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

Our headquarters in Huntsville, AL (the high tech sector of aerospace and defense) is growing!  Aerojet has two Advanced Manufacturing Facilities for inert components in Huntsville, AL and an energetics manufacturing center of expertise in Camden, AR.  We are expanding all facilities to accommodate an increase in rocket motor production.  Aerojet uses advanced designs and manufacturing techniques to manufacture components and structures for solid rocket motors and aerospace structures.  Advanced metals and metal processing techniques used by Aerojet as well as our supply base include: high strength steels, martensitic steels, maraging steels, D6ac, 300M, 4330, roll-weld, forward and reverse flow-forming, electron beam welding, GTAW, TIG/MIG welding, etc.

This position will support all programs in processing and machining/forming of steel structures for solid rocket motors.  A strong knowledge of various high strength steels is required.  Additional knowledge of thin walled pressure vessel metal forming and machining is required.  This position requires professional judgement and use and/or application of basic principles, theories, and concepts of manufacturing metal structures.  The selected individual will understand/review/update Standard Operating Procedures related to metal structure manufacturing.  The selected individual will participate in all work stops, production bottleneck reviews, and failure investigations pertaining to metallic structure manufacturing.  The individual will be self-motivated and will accurately report problems, solutions, and results in concise written and oral communications.

This position will be a dynamic position – moving from various programs to assess production, production bottlenecks, failures, non-conformances, and technology to increase yield and production throughput.

Essential Functions:

• Evaluate and implement tractable solutions to technical problems involving metal structure forming and machining, particularly thin-walled pressure vessels
• Interprets engineering drawings and specifications, standard operating procedures, quality requirements (both customer and company), and applicable safety requirements related to metal processing
• Prepares comprehensive analyses, procedures, reports, and presentations for customer reviews (both internal and external)
• Knowledge of thin-walled pressure vessel manufacturing techniques
• Travel: 25% travel to several key suppliers manufacturing thin-walled motor cases will be required (e.g. 1 week every 1-2 months or as required) and some travel may be required to our energetics manufacturing site in Camden, AR depending upon issues found during manufacturing and required site visits to help resolve work stoppage or failure investigations
• Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior Material Process Engineering exp. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior Material Process Engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior Material Process Engineering experience
• 4 years processing experience of metal components/structures (preferably thin-walled pressure vessels)

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Degree in material science, metallurgy, or related science and technical experience in processing metal structures and thin-walled pressure vessels
• Experience with hydro-proof testing, statistical analysis, data acquisition is a plus
• Heat treating knowledge is a plus
• Experience with electron beam welding and TIG welding a plus