Onsite Senior Special Processes Engineer – Aerospace

3M HEALTHCARE; Bridgeport (WV); On-site; USD 86,800 - 165,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Incentive programs

Job summary

RTX is seeking a highly motivated Special Process Engineer for our Bridgeport, WV site. You will serve as the SME for heat treat, welding, cleaning, plasma coating, and peening, providing guidance to manufacturing, quality, and engineering teams.

Responsibilities include audits, process improvement, and root‑cause analysis to reduce COPQ and defects. The role requires a engineering degree with 5+ years in aerospace or related fields and familiarity with NADCAP and industry standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with a minimum of 5 years of quality engineering experience within aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or similar MRO environments, or an advanced degree in an engineering discipline and a minimum of 3 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience overseeing or supporting special processes in a regulated industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight and governance for special processes across the facility, including heat treat, welding, cleaning, plasma coating, and peening operations.
• Serve as the site Subject Matter Expert (SME) for assigned special processes and provide technical guidance to operations, quality, and engineering teams.
• Ensure compliance with customer specifications, aerospace standards, NADCAP requirements, and internal procedures.
• Lead and support internal and external audits related to special processes.
• Investigate process escapes, nonconformances, and root‑cause corrective actions to reduce defects and COPQ.
• Develop, improve, and standardize systems, controls, and documentation to strengthen overall quality performance.
• Partner cross‑functionally with manufacturing, quality, and leadership teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support qualification, validation, and approval activities for special processes and suppliers.
• Analyze process performance data and recommend improvements to capability, consistency, and compliance.

Skills

Quality engineering

Special processes

Aerospace industry

Heat treat

Welding

NADCAP

Root cause analysis

Audits

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Advanced engineering degree

Job description

RTX is seeking a highly motivated Special Process Engineer for our Bridgeport, WV site. You will serve as the SME for heat treat, welding, cleaning, plasma coating, and peening, providing guidance to manufacturing, quality, and engineering teams.

Responsibilities include audits, process improvement, and root‑cause analysis to reduce COPQ and defects. The role requires a engineering degree with 5+ years in aerospace or related fields and familiarity with NADCAP and industry standards.