Aerospace Furnace & Combustion Systems Engineer

Precision Castparts; South Gate (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Shultz Steel LLC in the United States is seeking a Combustion & Thermal Systems Engineer to oversee engineering, reliability, optimization, and compliance of heat treat and hot work furnace systems.

You will lead capital projects, drive uptime improvements, support Nadcap and customer requirements, and mentor cross-functional teams in control systems, instrumentation, and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Materials or related engineering.
• 5-7 years of experience with industrial thermal processing equipment, combustion systems, or aerospace heat treat operations.
• PE license desired.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt desired.
• Experience in aerospace manufacturing, forging, heat treating, or metallurgical processing desired.
• Experience leading capital equipment installations and process improvement projects desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership for combustion, thermal processing, and furnace control systems throughout the facility.
• Design, analyze, troubleshoot, and optimize industrial combustion systems, burners, gas trains, airflow systems, and thermal profiles.
• Serve as the facility's technical authority for AMS2750 compliance, TUS, SAT, and calibration programs.
• Develop engineering standards, preventative maintenance strategies, and reliability improvement initiatives for all thermal processing equipment.
• Conduct root cause analyses of furnace failures, quality escapes, and equipment downtime, implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead furnace modernization projects, control upgrades, instrumentation improvements, and automation initiatives.
• Analyze furnace performance data and establish KPI metrics related to uptime, cycle performance, and process capability.
• Partner with Quality, Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance teams to maintain Nadcap accreditation and customer requirements.
• Specify, select, and validate instrumentation, thermocouples, sensors, gas analyzers, PLCs, and control systems.
• Review and approve technical and compliance documentation.
• Manage outside contractors and OEM service providers supporting furnace maintenance and major repairs.
• Support customer, regulatory, and Nadcap audits as the technical representative for thermal processing systems.
• Identify and execute cost reduction, energy efficiency, and process optimization opportunities.
• Lead capital expenditure projects from concept through implementation, commissioning, and validation.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Combustion engineering

Heat transfer

AMS2750

NFPA86

Nadcap

PLC programming

Instrumentation

Root cause analysis

FMEA

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt

Tools

CMMS

HMI systems

Data acquisition systems

Job description

Shultz Steel LLC in the United States is seeking a Combustion & Thermal Systems Engineer to oversee engineering, reliability, optimization, and compliance of heat treat and hot work furnace systems.

You will lead capital projects, drive uptime improvements, support Nadcap and customer requirements, and mentor cross-functional teams in control systems, instrumentation, and data analysis.