Material Review Engineer

Job Title: Material Review Engineer
Location: Remote, Connecticut USA
Note: candidates should have been on the MRB Board as an MRE

Keywords: Material Review Engineer (MRE); MRB Engineer; Repair/Salvage Engineer - Evaluate and disposition non-conforming parts, materials, and assemblies through the Material Review Board (MRB) process.
Responsibilities:
* Provides technical evaluation of discrepant hardware and recommends disposition for the hardware (use as is, repair, rework, scrap) based on design requirements, application, and engineering expertise.
* Serves as Repair and Salvage Center (RSC) Engineer, performing Material Review for aftermarket components. Provide technical support to production and quality teams regarding MRB-related issues.
* Work closely with design aero. stress, manufacturing and quality engineers to define root cause and implement corrective actions.
* Supports continuous improvement events.
* Develops and recommends solutions to hardware discrepancies for complex or specialized components, to ensure that design objectives are met.
* Applies engineering principles in product evaluations.
* Provides technical expertise and leadership in an engineering discipline, product, or systems field.
* Researches and carries out complex engineering assignments that result in the introduction of new technologies, products, or processes.
* Contributes to and has responsibility for the completion of significant assignments with broad product, technology, customer, and strategic business impact.
* Develops and recommends solutions to unique technical challenges. Maintain accurate records and reports for MRB activities and corrective actions.

* Develops conceptual and detailed product repairs by analyzing performance and customer requirements.
* Investigates design factors such as function, materials, performance, interchangeability, cost (nonrecurring and recurring), operational efficiency, and contractual requirements.
* Applies scientific analysis and GD&T to predict and measure the outcome and consequence of hardware discrepancies.
* Interprets and validates test or measurement results for accuracy and precision.
* Recommends product test procedures and parameters to achieve customer and product reliability and safety standards (e.g. failure analysis).
* Provides expert technical information concerning manufacturing or processing techniques, materials, properties, and process advantages and limitations which affect long range plant and product engineering planning by carefully analyzing and applying advanced engineering and scientific concepts.
* Communicates and coordinates with other technical resources to provide recommendations, lessons learned, methods for problem-solving, analysis methodology, etc. to maximize contribution to multiple projects or programs.
Education and Experience:
* Bachelor's degree (BS) (or Professional Engineer (PE) certificate) in engineering or a science technical discipline
* Master's degree (MS) preferred.
* 10-12 years of related experience (MRB, repair and salvage experience, production and/or MRO technical support)
* Material Review Board experience is a must (particularly if in flight control actuation)
Skills and Knowledge:
* Must be well versed in manufacturing processes
* Aerospace Knowledge of Jet Engine components
* Knowledge or material properties
* Familiarity with stress analysis methods
* Understands GD&T
* Ability to perform tolerance stack-ups.