Aerospace Heat Treat & Materials Process Engineer

Quest Global; Windsor Locks (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(K)

401(K) matching

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Paid time off

Vision Insurance

Job summary

Quest Global is seeking an experienced Heat Treat and Weld Engineer to own daily heat treat and welding operations on the Windsor Locks shop floor. You will optimize thermal processes, lead pyrometry per AMS 2750, and collaborate with quality to achieve NADCAP readiness.

The role requires a strong background in metallurgy, welding documentation, and process control, with hands-on troubleshooting on the shop floor and effective cross-functional communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science or related field, or 3–5 years aerospace experience.
• 1+ year in heat treatment, welding, or related manufacturing; 3–5 years for independent responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of heat treat processes and AMS 2750 requirements.
• Familiarity with NADCAP Heat Treat and Welding, including pyrometry requirements.
• Knowledge of AMS 2750, ASTM, MMPDS, CMH-17, AS9100 and related customer specs.
• Experience developing, reviewing, or standardizing WPS, PQR, welding parameters and docs.
• Experience with SAP, Solumina, and Teamcenter.

Responsibilities

• Own and support daily heat treat and weld engineering operations, ensuring processes meet specs.
• Develop, troubleshoot, and optimize thermal processes including hardening, tempering, annealing, quenching, and cooling.
• Lead pyrometry and heat treat process control activities per AMS 2750 and NADCAP.
• Maintain and optimize heat treat equipment through tuning, maintenance, and calibration.
• Evaluate material for grain structure, hardness, defects, and distortions; develop corrective actions.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and implement corrective actions to improve performance.
• Develop, standardize, and improve welding processes and documentation (WPS, PQR, weld parameters).
• Collaborate with manufacturing and quality to standardize processes for NADCAP accreditation.
• Investigate defects, perform root cause analysis, implement corrective actions with Quality/Operations.
• Provide guidance on material behavior, metallurgy, welding, heat treatment, and properties.

Skills

Heat treatment

Welding

Metallurgy

Process control

NADCAP knowledge

AMS 2750

Quality documentation

Root cause analysis

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science or related field

Tools

SAP

Solumina

Teamcenter

Job description

Quest Global is seeking an experienced Heat Treat and Weld Engineer to own daily heat treat and welding operations on the Windsor Locks shop floor. You will optimize thermal processes, lead pyrometry per AMS 2750, and collaborate with quality to achieve NADCAP readiness.

The role requires a strong background in metallurgy, welding documentation, and process control, with hands-on troubleshooting on the shop floor and effective cross-functional communication.