Lead Aerospace Plating Process Engineer

MyHR, LLC.; Sun Valley (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

MyHR, LLC. in Sun Valley, California seeks a hands-on Process Engineer to own aerospace electroplating and metal finishing processes. You will translate drawings into practical production instructions and lead root-cause investigations to improve quality and efficiency.

The role requires 5+ years in aerospace plating, on-site presence, and ability to work with CAD drawings, process plans and Nadcap/AS9100 standards. A fast, high-precision environment awaits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years direct plating process engineering in aerospace or related field.
• US citizen or permanent resident status.
• Hands-on knowledge of hard chrome plating in an aerospace, aviation, defense or similarly controlled precision-manufacturing environment.
• Experience evaluating plating thickness and tolerances on precision components.
• Ability to interpret aerospace drawings, specifications, purchase orders and process standards.
• Willingness to work on-site in Sun Valley, California.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical ownership and continuous improvement for hard chrome plating and related aerospace electroplating processes.
• Support cadmium plating, electroless nickel, masking, chemical conversion coating, passivation, Nital Etch, cleaning, activation, stripping, baking and surface preparation.
• Develop, validate and maintain technique sheets, master routings, process plans and work instructions for new and existing aerospace components.
• Translate customer drawings, purchase orders and aerospace specifications into clear production requirements, including process sequence, specification revision, critical parameters, masking boundaries, tooling, inspection points and required records.
• Engineer plating methods for precision-machined components involving dimensional buildup, plating allowance, inside and outside diameters, runout, edge effects, current density and post-plating machining or grinding.
• Develop and improve racks, fixtures, plugs, masking methods, auxiliary anodes, shields and other tooling required for consistent results.
• Establish and control critical parameters such as bath chemistry, temperature, amperage, voltage, current density, plating time, agitation, filtration and solution movement.
• Lead root-cause investigations involving adhesion failure, thickness variation, burning, pitting, nodules, roughness, porosity, corrosion failure and hydrogen-embrittlement risk.
• Partner with laboratory and chemical-control personnel on bath analysis, additions, contamination control, tank maintenance and corrective action.
• Support Nadcap Chemical Processing audits, corrective actions and objective evidence while contributing to AS9100 implementation and disciplined document control.
• Support new-product introduction, first-article readiness, process validation and customer or original equipment manufacturer technical reviews.
• Train plating technicians, maskers, supervisors, planners and inspectors on process requirements and technical fundamentals.
• Improve first-pass yield, process capability, cycle time, repeatability and reduction of rework and scrap.

Skills

Process engineering

Aerospace electroplating

Root-cause analysis

Technical writing

Troubleshooting

Job description

MyHR, LLC. in Sun Valley, California seeks a hands-on Process Engineer to own aerospace electroplating and metal finishing processes. You will translate drawings into practical production instructions and lead root-cause investigations to improve quality and efficiency.

The role requires 5+ years in aerospace plating, on-site presence, and ability to work with CAD drawings, process plans and Nadcap/AS9100 standards. A fast, high-precision environment awaits.