Product Review Engineer

Job Title : Product Review Engineer

Duration : 12 Months

Location : Portland, OR

Shift : This position is for multiple shifts and may require off-shift, weekend, and travel assignments. The candidate may periodically be assigned to first, second, or third shift as well as weekend or daily overtime. This requirement varies from site to site and is typically covered on a rotation basis.

This position requires excellent communication and collaboration skills as the candidate will be partnering closely with production personnel. The candidate will be the engineering representative on the factory floor, transforming design into reality.

Position Responsibilities :

• Analyzes, conducts root cause analysis, and develops dispositions for production non-conformances.
• Applies knowledge of the company's design principles to assess and resolve product / process issues through the product lifecycle.
• Applies engineering principles to research technical, operational, and quality issues in support of executing final engineering solutions.
• Identifies documents, analyzes reported problems, and communicates deviations that could impact design intent and safety; recommends and manages resolution.
• Develops and implements product / process improvements.
• Supports Integrated Product Teams (IPT) and participates in design reviews.
• Represents the engineering community from initial build through the production and post-production environment.
• Ensures supplier and build partner compliance with the company's standards.
• Develops customer correspondence for the continued safe operation and maintenance of equipment.
• Participates in on-site disabled product repair teams, accident investigation, and support teams.
• Analyzes damage, repair, or structural modification to determine appropriate jacking and shoring, prevent collateral damage, and assure a safe work environment.
• Designs interim structural repairs and conducts static strength analysis.
• Develops non-destructive test procedures, tools, and standards.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills / Experience) :

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills / Experience) :

Liaison engineers who have experience across the following will be looked for :

o Material types - steel, aluminum, titanium - strength / capabilities.

o Material forms - bar stock, forgings, castings, and reactions to machining.

o Post machining processing.

o Geometry and sequencing for material removal (multiple pass, speed, and feed of cutter).

o Load path analysis for complex, integrated shapes - thin walls, undercuts, mismatches.

o Surface condition and prep - discolorization, burns, drill / cutter breaks (FOD).

o GD&T - True position, parallel surface, bonus tolerance, etc - used heavily (GD&T training 77100 Course - minimum).

o Interpret drawing datums, surfaces, profiles for tolerancing.

o Spatial Analyzer analysis / modeling of discrepant conditions.

o Metrology - methods, limitations, and interpretation.

o Gear table understanding.

o Details - Teeth / spline profiles, runout, measurement over wires.

o Install - gear patterns, gear engagement, bearing / shaft fit.

o Heat treat, induction hardening, stress relief.

o Shot and glass peening, abrasive blast cleaning, etching.

o Plating - cad, chrome, Zi-Ni.

o Finishing - anodize, passivate, primer, and paint sequence.

o Diagnosing impacts to operation and performance at the airplane level.

o Range of FT acceptance - RPM, Torque, gaps / clearance.

o -M bushings, heli-coils, and inserts on oversized bores and holes.

o Blending on machined materials, re-processing, re-finishing requirements.

o Corrosion protection post processing rework - seal and primer requirements.

Typical Education & Experience :

Expert Level : Education / experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+9 years' related work experience, Master+3 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.