Special Process Engineer (Onsite)

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

About RTX

At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market‑leading businesses, world‑class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can.

Special Process Engineer – Bridgeport, WV

We are seeking a highly motivated and technically strong Special Process Engineer to support our engine center in Bridgeport, WV. This role will serve as the subject‑matter expert (SME) for critical special processes including heat‑treat, welding, cleaning, plasma coating, and shot peening, ensuring all processes meet customer, regulatory, and industry requirements. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and build a growing function within the organization.

Key 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 Cost of Poor Quality (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.

Qualifications – Must Have

• 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.

Qualifications – Prefer

• Hands‑on experience with heat treat, welding, plasma coatings, cleaning, and/or shot peening processes.
• Ability to interpret engineering specifications, technical standards, and process requirements.
• Strong understanding of quality systems, root‑cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Familiarity with aerospace industry standards including ASTM, AMS, and NADCAP requirements.
• Experience supporting Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) engine programs or engine MRO operations.
• ASQ, Six Sigma, or related quality certifications are a plus.

Role Type

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance workers, as they are essential to the development of our engines.

Salary

$86,800 – $165,200 USD, based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent on the specific business unit and whether the position is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may also be eligible for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs, depending on the level of the position and coverage by a collective‑bargaining agreement.

Equal‑Opportunity Employer Statement

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.