NDT Level III Inspector Verified today

The Role

Reporting to the Quality Control Manager, you will serve as Ursa Major's onsite technical authority for Radiographic Testing (RT) and Penetrant Testing (PT). This hands-on role owns NDT capability end to end: written practices, process and technique development, personnel qualification and training, inspection execution and interpretation, supplier oversight, and selection and implementation of NDT capital equipment. You will support both development and production of energetic and inert propulsion hardware.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as Responsible Level 3 technical authority for RT and PT, establishing and administering NAS410-compliant written practice and personnel qualification programs.
• Develop, qualify, and maintain NDT procedures, work instructions, technique sheets, and inspection plans for digital radiography and penetrant inspection.
• Perform and oversee hands-on NDT inspections of development and production hardware, including energetic components and assemblies.
• Interpret indications, make acceptance decisions against approved criteria, and ensure results are accurate, traceable, and clearly communicated.
• Establish technical controls for digital image acquisition, processing, review, storage, and data integrity.
• Develop and maintain process controls for visible and fluorescent penetrant inspection, including material control, system performance checks, and indication evaluation.
• Review engineering drawings, welding symbols, and specifications to ensure NDT requirements are correctly implemented.
• Partner with Design, Manufacturing, Welding, Quality Engineering, and Operations to select inspection methods and incorporate inspectability into designs.
• Develop and deliver classroom, practical, and on-the-job training for NDT personnel.
• Prepare examinations, evaluate competency, mentor Level 1 and Level 2 inspectors, and maintain qualification records.
• Provide CWI-level support for weld inspection planning, visual inspection, and weld-related investigations.
• Lead or support investigations involving NDT findings, nonconformance review, MRB, failure analysis, and root cause analysis.
• Define and maintain equipment verification, calibration, preventive maintenance, and reference-standard requirements.
• Own the NDT technology and capital-equipment roadmap based on program requirements and anticipated production growth.
• Lead NDT capital-equipment projects from requirements development through factory and site acceptance testing, validation, commissioning, and production release. Equipment includes digital X-ray systems, radiography cells, FPI lines, and inspection software.
• Collaborate with the Radiation Safety Officer, EHS, Energetics Safety, Facilities, and Operations to ensure radiographic inspection of inert and energetic hardware is performed within approved safety controls.
• Provide technical oversight of outsourced NDT suppliers, including capability assessments, audits, and discrepancy resolution.
• Support internal, customer, and accreditation audits and lead associated corrective actions.
• Identify and implement improvements that increase NDT capability, throughput, repeatability, and scalability.

Required Qualifications

• 8 or more years of experience as a Quality Inspector with focus on Radiographic Testing and Penetrant Testing.
• Current or prior employer certification as a NAS410 Level 3 in Radiographic Testing, Penetrant Testing, and Visual Testing, with complete training, experience, examination, and certification records.
• Current AWS Certified Welding Inspector certification.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience developing, qualifying, and approving digital radiography techniques for complex hardware.
• Strong working knowledge of digital radiography fundamentals: exposure parameters, image-quality indicators, sensitivity, geometric unsharpness, image acquisition and processing, system-performance verification, and digital-image archiving.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience developing and controlling liquid penetrant inspection processes, including fluorescent penetrant inspection.
• Strong working knowledge of penetrant inspection variables: surface preparation, penetrant application, dwell, removal, emulsification, development, lighting conditions, material control, system-performance checks, and indication evaluation.
• Experience serving as a Level 3 technical authority and developing or administering an aerospace NDT written practice.
• Experience authoring and approving NDT procedures, work instructions, technique sheets, training materials, examinations, and personnel certification documentation.
• Experience training, examining, mentoring, and providing technical direction to Level 1 and Level 2 NDT personnel.
• Experience performing and overseeing NDT on complex weldments, castings, forgings, additive-manufactured components, machined components, or multi-component assemblies.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, welding symbols, material specifications, process specifications, customer requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience supporting nonconformance review, MRB, failure investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action.
• Experience defining technical requirements for NDT equipment and working with equipment manufacturers or integrators through selection, installation, acceptance, and qualification.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to communicate with technicians, engineers, leaders, suppliers, customers, and auditors.
• Demonstrated technical judgment, procedural discipline, attention to detail, and commitment to personnel and product safety.
• Ability to work onsite and support operations involving radiation-generating equipment, penetrant-processing chemicals, and energetic materials after completion of required safety training.

Preferred Qualifications

• ASNT NDT Level III certification in Radiographic Testing and/or Penetrant Testing.
• Experience performing radiographic inspection of energetic materials, solid rocket motors, ordnance, propulsion systems, or similarly regulated hardware.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, spaceflight, or another safety-critical manufacturing environment.
• Experience with multiple non-film radiography technologies: digital detector arrays, computed radiography, real-time radiography, or industrial computed tomography.
• Experience specifying, purchasing, installing, validating, or commissioning shielded X-ray systems, radiography cells, or automated or semi-automated FPI lines.
• Formal industrial radiation-safety training and experience working within a radiation-protection program led by a Radiation Safety Officer.
• Experience operating within a Nadcap-accredited NDT program or preparing an NDT operation for initial Nadcap accreditation.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 and applicable ASTM, AWS, military, aerospace, and customer-specific NDT requirements.
• Experience inspecting aerospace weldments to AWS D17.1/D17.1M, AWS D17.2/D17.2M, or comparable requirements.
• Experience overseeing external NDT suppliers and conducting technical process or personnel-qualification audits.
• Experience supporting the transition of NDT processes from development and first-article inspection into repeatable production.
• Experience establishing a new internal NDT capability or substantially scaling an existing program.
• Associate's or bachelor's degree in nondestructive testing, welding technology, materials science, engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Work Environment

The position involves working in office, test facilities, and laboratories which may include exposure to hazardous materials and conditions. Strict adherence to safety protocols and procedures is mandatory.

Compensation and Classification

Base compensation range: $123,520 to $154,400, determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Full-time Exempt classification.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO (vacation, sick, personal, and bereavement)
• Paid parental and adoptive leave
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA/FSA)
• Employer-paid short and long-term disability, basic life, and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life and emergency medical transport options
• EAP program
• 401k retirement savings plan with company match