Job#: 3057392 Job Description: NDT Level III Technician
Location: Huntsville, AL
Shift: 1st (8AM - 5PM)
Duration: 6 months
Role Overview
An established engineering team supporting space, commercial, and defense air vehicles is seeking a highly skilled NDT Level III Technician. This position involves evaluating parts, materials, processes, technology, and equipment through research and testing to ensure safety, reliability, and adherence to specifications. The successful candidate will analyze failed parts and processes, generate test plans, identify failures, determine root causes, and document results. This role operates under general direction and provides essential technical consultation to internal and external partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply nondestructive evaluation (NDE) methods, including acoustic, electromagnetic, thermal, optical, and radiologic principles, to perform complex analysis of parts, materials, and processes.
- Lead, coordinate, and conduct detailed analysis of failed parts and processes to reduce or eliminate future failures.
- Generate comprehensive test plans, identify and categorize failures, determine root causes, and document results and recommendations.
- Review and approve supplier procedures to ensure compliance with quality and technical requirements.
- Lead the proposal, development, and validation of revisions to technical procedures and specifications.
- Support audits, root cause analyses, and failure investigations as a subject matter expert.
- Support continuous improvement of products and processes by leading the design, development, fabrication, testing, and implementation of new technology.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and technicians.
Required Qualifications
Education: A college degree is not required for this technical track.
Experience: Proven hands-on Non-Destructive Evaluation experience. Strong candidates must possess practical experience that demonstrates deep technical capability, typically acquired through five or more years of hands-on work in the field.
Technical Skills: Candidates must possess ASNT Level III qualifications and demonstrate expertise in multiple NDE inspection methods. Practical experience with at least two of the following methods is required: Eddy Current Testing (ET), Penetrant Testing (PT), Magnetic Particle Testing (MT), Ultrasonic Testing (UT), or Radiographic Testing (RT). Proficiency with computer-aided design tools and systems is also required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on NDE/NDT engineering experience in a highly regulated industry such as aerospace, defense, or energy.
- Active ASNT Level III certifications across more than two NDE inspection methods, complementing a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team structure.
- Strong understanding of materials behavior, stress analysis, and fracture mechanics.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical customers.
- Proficiency with project management tools and excellent time management skills to manage several simultaneous projects across various locations.
- Ability to obtain a Security Clearance.
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