Thermal/Environmental Coating Engineer

Job Title: Thermal/Environmental Coating Engineer
Pay Rate: $57 /hr
Location: East Hartford, CT
Area Code: 860, 959
ZIP Code: 06118
Start Date: Right Away
Keywords: #engineeringJobs #CoatingsEngineer #AerospaceJobs

Responsibilities:
* Work on projects that will range from engine safety, production stoppage, new/repair technology development, cost reduction, etc. to understand customer requirements and execute development programs to meet and exceed business needs.
* Collaborate with other internal engineering disciplines, engineering management and manufacturing customers as part of an Integrated Product Team to ensure the successful transition and implementation of technology into products.
* Bench-marking coating/alloy technology and processes
* Securing funding
* Managing projects
* Updating engineering standard work.

Education and Experience:
* BS degree in Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics, or related technical field
* 8 years of relevant experience.
* Be proficient in, or able to attain proficiency in, the development of advanced Thermal and Environmental Barrier Coating (TBC/EBC) chemistry and establishment of process/property relationships of advanced coating systems.
* Be proficient in application processes such as diffusion process, Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), thermal spraying, slurry, and plating as well as characterization methods (mechanical, physical & metallography) of these materials.
* Modelling experience strongly preferred

Skills and Knowledge:
* Must be a US Citizen due to government programs requirements
* Fundamental understanding of aerospace coating application methods and process optimization tools
* Ability to build positive relationships.
* Strong communication skills
* Team player
* Highly motivated.
* Able to travel up to 10% of the time
* Able to perform in a fast paced and dynamic work environment.

Preferred qualifications
* Advanced degree in Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics, or related technical with 5 years of experience
* Background in Thermal Barrier Coatings and Environmental Barrier Coatings, gas turbine engine alloys, and high pressure turbine design.
* Experience in testing and characterization of thin films or coatings
* Fundamental understanding of effects of environmental contaminates such as dirt, sulfur and salt on performance of aerospace materials
* Experience in data collection, data management, and data analysis methods.
* Fundamental understanding of material and process modeling
* Experience with program planning, cost estimation and scheduling in addition to meeting contractual requirements during execution is preferred.
* Experience with Lean/Six Sigma tools is a plus.

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