Senior Non - destructive Evaluation (NDE) Engineer

Senior Nd Engineer

Job Location: Columbus Office - Columbus, OH

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage: Up to 25% Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Engineering

Role & Essential Functions:

EWI is a world leader in developing and deploying new technologies that enable companies to bridge the gap between R&D and manufacturing implementation. EWI associates are passionate about identifying out-of-the-box options that provide a long-term competitive advantage for our clients. Our clients tell us we are a valuable extension and complement to their innovation, engineering, and manufacturing teams.

If you enjoy dealing with customers and solving difficult, technical problems, EWI is the place for you. We are currently seeking a highly experienced NDE engineer to help shape, lead, and execute our NDE strategy. This posting is for a senior-level NDE Engineer - ideal for someone with ten or more years of technical and leadership experience in the NDE industry. Ideally, the engineer will have expertise in NDE process development for structural, corrosion resistant, and thermal barrier coatings and/or metallic additive manufactured parts to support growth in Cold Spray and Additive Manufacturing processes.

This could include expertise in advanced volumetric NDE methods such as phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT), phased array eddy-current testing (PAET), PAUT & PAET apparatus design, computed tomography, digital radiographic testing, flaw recognition software development, and in-situ NDE process development for welding, cold (thermal) spray and additive manufacturing processes. Also, EWI seeks senior NDE engineering expertise in NDE process modeling and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) tool development to support growth in lights-out robotic welding & directed energy deposition system application. Knowledge of inspection methodologies and associated field practices and standards used in the oil & gas, aerospace and automotive industries is a plus.

Essential Functions:

Provide technical leadership to the NDE team and drive growth to the business

Leverage capital equipment needs and develop vendor/supplier relationships

Mentor technical staff as needed

Develop and execute NDE technology roadmap

Collaborate with other departments at EWI to link capabilities and research initiatives

Build partnerships with other technical organizations and stakeholders

Develop technical scopes of work for proposals and assist in closing opportunities

Proactively engage clients and prospective clients to identify technical needs, develop appropriate scopes of work and assist in managing the communication with clients

Provide primary technical input for the project sales process

Identify prospective research partners to augment capabilities and opportunities for research

Promote the technical capabilities by proactive engagement in relevant conferences, technical committees and related professional activities

Provide leadership in developing leading-edge technical publications and new areas of research in NDE

Ensure EWI is publishing relevant technical achievements in NDE at major conferences and in leading journals

Organize technical workshops with key clients and partners to establish a dialog that positions EWI as a leader in NDE

Minimum Requirements:

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Established technical expertise in NDE processes such as ultrasonic, eddy current, x-ray, computed tomography, thermography, radiography

Experience with automated inspection systems

Applied knowledge of non-contact measurement methods and metrology

Leadership and development in major advanced NDE research projects

Recognized by NDE industry and peers as a subject matter expert