Senior Aerospace Surface Finishing Engineer

HDI Landing Gear; Strongsville (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 paid holidays

Competitive salaries linked to perf

Group insurance including HSA/FSA

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Virtual doctor access

Employee assistance program

Social activities

Referral bonuses

Job summary

HDI Landing Gear, part of Héroux-Devtek, seeks a Senior Process Engineer to sustain and optimize surface finishing operations in its Strongsville plating facility. You will develop, implement, and maintain robust processes to drive continuous improvement while collaborating with process, tooling, and shop floor teams.

You will lead efforts in plating processes, train staff, and support audits, with a focus on chrome, nickel, and cadmium offerings and adherence to BAC, AMS, MIL STD specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field is required or desired.
• Experience with hard chrome plating, cadmium-titanium plating, and nickel plating.
• Knowledge of plating processes and NADCAP requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day shop floor production activities for hard chrome, cadmium-titanium, and nickel plating.
• Evaluate process weaknesses and implement solutions.
• Provide technical support to operators, lab, and management.
• Collaborate with Tooling Process Engineer to test and improve tooling and fixtures.
• Improve efficiency and reduce costs and cycle times in electro-plating processes.
• Develop and revise surface finishing techniques and work instructions.
• Implement new materials, processes, or technologies per specifications.
• Develop training programs for the Strongsville facility and train employees as needed.
• Internally certify operators for each surface finishing process.
• Lead process qualification with clients and participate in audits (AS9100/NADCAP).

Skills

Process Engineering

Continuous Improvement

Technical Writing

NADCAP knowledge

Statistical Methods

Blueprint Reading

Training Shop Personnel

Education

Bachelor's degree (technical field)

Tools

Grit blast equipment

Plating equipment

Job description

HDI Landing Gear, part of Héroux-Devtek, seeks a Senior Process Engineer to sustain and optimize surface finishing operations in its Strongsville plating facility. You will develop, implement, and maintain robust processes to drive continuous improvement while collaborating with process, tooling, and shop floor teams.

You will lead efforts in plating processes, train staff, and support audits, with a focus on chrome, nickel, and cadmium offerings and adherence to BAC, AMS, MIL STD specifications.