Job Description

Company Profile

With more than 150 operations and about 22,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, forgings, and clad products for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, this over 10 billion dollar company employs more than 29,500 people worldwide. PCC has over 160 plants and has a presence in twentysix states in the US and in over a dozen countries. PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a highquality, lowcost and ontime producer; delivering the highest value to its customers and shareholders while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

Effective early February 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Business Profile

PCC Structurals is the world leader in superalloy, aluminum and titanium investment casting. With applications in jet aircraft engines, airframes, industrial gas turbine (IGT) engines, military armaments, medical prosthesis, and many other industrial markets, we provide a wide portfolio of highquality components, some as large as 100 inches (250cm).

As the original business unit for Precision Castparts, you can count on PCC Structurals extensive experience and knowledge to consistently provide highquality castings, even at significant volumes.

PCC Structurals also provides solidification modeling, inhouse rapid prototyping (including SLA), digital radiography, hot isostatic pressing, precision machining and protective coating services. We operate 11 manufacturing facilities in the United States and Europe.

Location Profile

Located in Clackamas, Oregon, PCC Small Structures Business Operations (SSBO) specializes in air and Vacuum Investment Cast Components for Aerospace, Energy, and Commercial Applications. Our robust engineering team, inhouse prototyping capability, and 197,000 square feet of manufacturing space make it the ideal facility to bring your development program into production.

Position Summary

Incumbent provides expert judgment and analysis for the design, development and implementation of products, processes, plans and procedures. Designs methods to improve efficiency in production, reduce process variability and assure compliance with approved methods and quality standards exercising discretion and independent judgment in the evaluation of possible courses of conduct and acting or making decisions after the various possibilities have been considered. This position commonly reports to the Engineering Program Manager.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions:

* Participate in the concurrent engineering process with customers.
* Participate in correcting engineering related problems.
* Work with customers to ensure that the dimensional tolerances are compatible with process capabilities.
* Assist in preparing quotes.
* Prepare plans for dimensional development of the casting including trial pieces, fixture concepts, and straightening techniques.
* Determine shrink factors and special information to be used in each tool. Assist in the review of tool concepts and in providing information to tool vendors.
* Review the dimensional analysis of tools and waxes molded with those tools. Review and analyze dimensional layouts. Determine if tool is acceptable.
* Provide technique cards and/or the input for technique cards.
* Using dimensional inspection results and statistical analysis identify areas requiring further dimensional development.
* Develop written action plans documenting dimensional problems and identifying plans to address those problems.
* Work with the Product Engineer and the computer database to determine costs of specific operations and pursue appropriate cost reduction programs.
* Be cognizant of the specific shipping goals for each part number and support the Manufacturing organization in meeting those goals.
* May supervise other engineers or technicians on assigned projects.
* Identify and address safety considerations within the scope of their job responsibilities.
* Be responsible for annual cost savings projects totaling 3x the employees salary

Experience & Education

* Requires a BS degree in engineering with 58 years relevant experience, or a MS degree in engineering with 34 years relevant experience OR equivalent experience.
* Broad knowledge of superalloy casting experience along with investment casting technology.
* Knowledge and demonstrated ability in engineering principles and disciplines; employed manufacturing processes; statistical analysis (data correlation); technical report and article preparation; preparing specifications; ability to define, plan, and complete major projects; ability to supervise/direct activities of professionals with diverse expertise.
* Experience using Computer Aided Design, Statistical programs, Excel, Solidview, Unigraphics or Catia skills is preferred.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.