Additive Manufacturing Materials Engineer II

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. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Additive Manufacturing Process and Capability Center (AMPCC) encompasses a critical mass of Additive Manufacturing (AM) process and industrialization experts, the necessary equipment, and develops the strategic collaborations needed to rapidly mature the technology and manufacturing readiness of AM.  The AMPCC is focused on the research, development, and deployment of additive manufacturing tools and processes for our business units. 

What You Will Do 

The Additive Manufacturing Process Engineer II will be challenged with solving unique and interesting problems to enable new commercial aerospace and defense products.  They will be responsible for one or more of the following activities as they relate to the AMPCC, including: 

• Support RTX Business Units by providing process expertise and IQ/OQ/MQ tools and best practices to increase the rate of additive adoption 

• Explore the capabilities of advanced measurement tools for characterizing machine inputs and melt pool / material responses with the goal of quantifying and reducing variability 

• Support root cause investigations on build failures, machine or process issues, or product performance gaps and implement corrective actions 

• Curate pedigreed Process-Structure-Property data into various materials databases 

• Lead responsive proposals for Internal Research and Development (IRAD) programs in support of our Business Unit customers and execute on awarded programs 

• Support the execution of Contract Research and Development (CRAD) programs involving government, industry, academic, and RTX Business Unit partners 

• Execute and oversee development builds on a wide variety of Additive Manufacturing machines 

• Work with cross-functional teams including materials, design, simulation, operations, and characterization engineers to support and improve the full value stream 

Qualifications You Must Have 

The preferred candidate should have a strong understanding of engineering principles and hands on experience working with laboratory equipment.  Candidate must be able to work effectively in a multidisciplinary, collaborative team environment focused on innovation and have demonstrated both verbal and written communication skills including: 

• Typically requires a University Engineering Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 2 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced Degree in a related field  

• Min 2 years scripting experience with Matlab, Python, VBA, JavaScript or similar 

• Min 2 years experience with CAD tools 

• Min 2 years hands-on experience operating manufacturing equipment OR designing mechatronic systems 

• Working understanding of AM processes including laser powder bed fusion 

Qualifications We Prefer 

Preferred candidates for this position will have an advanced degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Manufacturing Engineering or related technical field.  A minimum 3.5 GPA is desirable. 

• Experience with metal laser powder bed fusion Additive Manufacturing tools and processes 

• Experience utilizing advanced AM build processors to design custom LPBF tool paths 

• Experience utilizing statistical analysis software packages (Minitab, Stat-Ease360, or similar) 

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