Principal Engineer, Chemical Materials Engineering

Jobtailor; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior Engineer to lead Engineering Source Approval activities for aerospace manufacturing processes in Connecticut. You will collaborate with supplier engineering teams and internal QA, ENG, and purchasing groups to ensure rigorous, compliant qualifications of machining and special processes, including welding and brazing.

The role requires a technical engineering degree and substantial experience in aerospace manufacturing, with citizenship required for compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Materials, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering or Advanced Degree with related field.
• Minimum 5–8 years in quality/engineering/manufacturing/aerospace.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Knowledge of materials and processes used in gas turbine engine manufacture.
• Experience with machining and special processes, especially welding and brazing.
• Familiarity with Pratt & Whitney design, manufacturing, and ESA processes.

Responsibilities

• Execute Engineering Source Approval activities for aerospace manufacturing processes, including machining and special processes.
• Collaborate with supplier engineering teams and internal stakeholders to complete approvals and resolve variations.
• Manage approval schedules and resources for rigorous process qualifications.
• Review and validate process operation sheets, monitoring methods, NDE techniques, and destructive testing results.
• Analyze and document process performance and prepare technical reports.
• Develop standard work to strengthen manufacturing consistency.

Skills

Engineering Source Approval

Machining Processes

Welding & Brazing

Quality Systems

Materials Knowledge

Education

Engineering degree (Chemical/Materials/Mechanical/Manufacturing)

Tools

NDE Techniques

Destructive Metallurgical Testing

Process Validation

Technical Reporting

Job description

• Execute Engineering Source Approval activities for conventional machining and special processes, including milling, turning, grinding, drilling, broaching, welding, brazing, and surface treatments
• Collaborate with supplier engineering teams and internal Engineering, Procurement, and Quality teams to complete process approvals, evaluate changes, and resolve technical variations
• Manage approval schedules and resources to ensure timely, rigorous, and compliant qualifications of aerospace manufacturing processes
• Review and validate process operation sheets, process monitoring methods, NDE techniques, and destructive metallurgical testing results
• Analyze and document process performance
• Prepare technical reports
• Develop standard work to strengthen manufacturing consistency

Requirements

• Technical Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Materials, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience in quality, engineering, manufacturing, materials, or aerospace functions
• U.S. citizenship is required
• Broad knowledge of materials and processes used in gas turbine engine manufacturing
• Experience with machining and special processes, particularly welding and brazing
• Familiarity with Pratt & Whitney design, manufacturing, and quality systems and ESA processes

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Engineering Source Approval activities for aerospace manufacturing processes, with a strong focus on machining and special processes such as welding and brazing. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and quality in process approvals.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Engineering Source Approval
• Machining Processes
• Welding and Brazing
• Quality Systems
• Materials Knowledge

Hard Skills

• Process Validation
• Technical Reporting
• Process Performance Analysis
• NDE Techniques
• Destructive Metallurgical Testing

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Problem-Solving
• Communication

Industry Keywords

• Aerospace Manufacturing
• Gas Turbine Engine
• Pratt & Whitney Systems
• Manufacturing Consistency
• Process Monitoring Methods