Senior Engineer, Aerospace Materials & Process Approvals

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

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.