NDT Technician - Ultrasonic (UT) - Level II - A Shift Verified today

Role Overview

As part of Blue Origin's Nondestructive Testing team, you will perform development and production ultrasonic inspections on flight-critical metallic and composite hardware. You will establish techniques, perform inspections, interpret results, and communicate findings to engineers and managers to assure part integrity, quality, and lifespan.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain techniques to properly examine hardware, ensuring adherence to all safety and specification requirements
• Perform inspections using ultrasonic equipment
• Interpret inspection results and apply acceptance criteria identified on drawings or shop work orders
• Document and organize inspection results
• Interface with engineers and managers to describe inspection results

Required Qualifications

• 2 or more years of Level II experience in ultrasonics
• Ability to pass Ultrasonic General Test and Specific Test by week 3
• 80 hours of Phased Array Training
• Qualified to certify to Level II status per NAS-410 requirements in ultrasound with minimum 800 hours documented experience
• Vision requirements: Near vision 20/25 (Snellen) at 16 inches or Jaeger No. 1 at 12 inches minimum; Color perception 14 Plate Ishihara Color Test with minimum 12 panels correctly identified
• Familiar with ASTM E164 (Contact Ultrasonic Testing of Weldments), ASTM E2700 (Phased Array Weld Testing), and ASTM E2375 (Ultrasonic Testing of Wrought Products)
• Ability to determine optimal parameters per defined techniques and system calibrations
• Experience analyzing data from metallic and composite structures
• Ability to read and understand blueprints and schematic diagrams
• MS Office proficiency required
• Willing to work overtime, weekends, and off shifts as needed
• Ability to work off shifts
• Ability to lift and transport parts and inspection equipment within OSHA requirements
• Experience in both lab and field inspection environments
• Ability to work from platforms, scissor lifts, and aerial boom lifts
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card), or lawfully admitted as refugee or granted asylum

Desired Qualifications

• Advanced Phased Array Training including Total Focusing Method (TFM)
• Experience analyzing Thru-Transmission Ultrasonics of sandwich composite structures
• Experience in pulse echo composites inspection
• Bond Testing experience
• Composite repair inspection experience
• Thermography Training (LI and LII)
• State or certifying entity card (such as ASNT, IRRSP) as radiographer for X-ray
• NAS-410 training in Radiography, Eddy Current, Liquid Penetrant, or Magnetic Particle
• Ability to certify in Radiography, Eddy Current, Liquid Penetrant, Magnetic Particle, Infrared, Terahertz, or Laser Shearography per NAS-410
• 40 hours Radiation Safety Training
• 40 hours Digital Radiography Training
• Computed and Digital Radiography training
• Knowledge of industry NDT standards
• Production environment experience, preferably aerospace
• Automated or robotic inspection equipment experience
• 1 or more years aerospace experience

Shift Schedule

A Shift (1st Shift): Monday through Thursday, 6:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with company match up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Stock options for regular employees (20+ hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four weeks per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Potential bonuses based on role type and job level