Specialist Process Engineer

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Our services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units (APUs) and components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion and paint. We provide these capabilities through our global network of specialized facilities and dispatch ready service teams.
**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. Maryville is looking for a Specialist, Engineer with process focus on thermal spray systems, coatings, and paint.
Provides support, guidance, and technical assistance on various problems relating to product quality, production processes, and new process implementation for restorative and protective spray coatings (thermal spray systems, protective coatings, and paint). Conducts process-related research consistent with business unit strategies and goals in areas including cost reduction, process improvements, equipment utilization, quality, cycle times and repair development. Responsible for training technicians on new process implementation for thermal spray systems, coatings, and paint. Responsible for procurement and commissioning of equipment as well as providing guidance and maintaining work instructions for proper maintenance of equipment.
Position Requirements
Specific Accountabilities
Production Support
 Plans, develops, and implements new thermal spray, coatings, and paint processes as part of the restoration of aerospace components.
 Provides day-to-day production support to troubleshoot issues with thermal spray systems, protective coatings, and paint.
 Selects, prepares, and mixes solutions or coatings according to formulas and specifications and creates spray recipes and sequences for spraying.
 Sets up and operates various configurations of manual, semi-automatic, and robotic spray systems.
 Generates, revises, documents, tests, and implements control programs for robotic, automated, and semi-automated spray systems.
 Trains technicians on new process implementation for thermal spray systems, coatings, and paint.
 Provides direction on proper routine and preventative maintenance for spray/coating equipment.
 Performs standardized testing on spray samples to ensure coating quality.
 Documents new thermal spray, protective coatings, and paint procedures and in the form of technical data sheets and work instructions.
Process Control and Improvement
 Analyzes, develops and recommends methods to meet production requirements, improve economy and quality, and reduce turn-around-times for products and/or processes with supporting cost analysis.
 Establishes, analyzes, and acts upon measures of performance related to processes.
 Investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies relating to equipment and processes to reduce variation and improve reliability.
Repair Development and Implementation
 Determines the actions necessary to develop and implement new spray processes new repairs from engineering data.
 Contributes to the planning and conduct of repair trials to generate data for new repairs or to support existing repairs. Analyzes and documents the results of repair trials.
 Proposes, researches, and performs cost benefit analysis for new equipment purchases.
Other
 Coordinates and interacts with the outside resources including contractors, equipment vendors, and supply vendors for process support, improvement, or repair development.
 Provides support, technical expertise and experience to the Engineering team necessary to develop new repairs on aerospace components.
 Remains current with state-of the-art technologies for thermal spray, protective coatings, and paint processes.
 Responsible for observing all applicable safety requirements and reporting immediately any unsafe practices/conditions.
 Carries out special projects as assigned.
Technical Requirements
 Working knowledge of PC's in the current company operating system environment.
 Strong planning, organizational, analytical, leadership, interpersonal, decision making, oral and written communication skills.
 Strong project management skills.
 Proficient in the use of precision measuring equipment.
 Ability to read, understand, and interpret engineering drawings.
 Thorough knowledge of aerospace materials and processes.
 Thorough knowledge of thermal spray, protective coatings, and paint processes.
 Minimum 3-5 years experience implementing new thermal spray, protective coatings, paint processes.
 Minimum 3-5 years experience programming robot and/or semi-automated system for new thermal spray, protective coatings, paint processes.
 Minimum 3-5 years experience training technicians to perform thermal spray, protective coatings, paint processes.
 Thorough knowledge of standardized testing required to ensure quality of spray coatings.
 University degree in metallurgy, mechanical or chemical engineering; or equivalent combination of degrees, certifications, and experience
 Experience in an aerospace or manufacturing process engineering environment.
Must meet US Persons requirements per ITAR regulation.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, pregnancy, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, and basis of disability status or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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