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About 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), including digital X-ray inspection of energetic and inert hardware and visible and fluorescent penetrant inspection. This hands-on role owns Ursa Major's 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 future NDT capital equipment.

Your responsibilities

• Serve as Responsible Level 3 and technical authority for Radiographic Testing and Penetrant Testing
• Establish, maintain, and administer NAS410-compliant NDT written practice and personnel qualification and certification program
• Develop, qualify, approve, and maintain NDT procedures, work instructions, technique sheets, inspection plans, and reference standards for digital radiography and penetrant inspection
• Perform and oversee hands-on NDT inspections of development and production hardware, including inert and energetic components and assemblies
• Interpret and evaluate indications, make acceptance decisions against approved criteria, and ensure inspection results are accurate, complete, traceable, and clearly communicated
• Establish technical controls for digital image acquisition, processing, review, storage, traceability, and data integrity
• Develop and maintain process controls for visible dye penetrant and fluorescent penetrant inspection, including material control, system performance checks, lighting verification, processing parameters, and indication evaluation
• Review engineering drawings, welding symbols, material and process specifications, purchase requirements, and customer flow-downs to ensure NDT requirements are correctly implemented
• Partner with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Welding Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Operations to select appropriate inspection methods and incorporate inspectability into product and process designs
• Develop and deliver classroom, practical, and on-the-job training for NDT personnel
• Prepare or approve examinations, evaluate personnel competency, mentor Level 1 and Level 2 inspectors, and maintain complete qualification and certification records
• Provide CWI-level support for weld inspection planning, visual weld inspection, drawing and specification review, and weld-related nonconformance or failure investigations
• Lead or support investigations involving NDT findings, including nonconformance review, MRB, failure analysis, root cause analysis, and corrective action
• Define and maintain equipment verification, calibration, system-performance, preventive-maintenance, and reference-standard requirements
• Own the long-term NDT technology and capital-equipment roadmap based on program requirements, inspection demand, risk, and anticipated production growth
• Lead NDT capital-equipment projects from requirements development and business-case preparation through vendor selection, facility integration, factory and site acceptance testing, validation, commissioning, and production release. Equipment may include future digital X-ray systems, radiography cells, FPI lines, inspection software, and supporting systems
• Collaborate closely with the Radiation Safety Officer, EHS, Energetics Safety, Facilities, and Operations to ensure radiographic inspection is performed within approved radiation, explosives, chemical, and operational safety controls
• Provide technical oversight of outsourced NDT suppliers, including capability assessments, specification review, audit support, technique review, discrepancy resolution, and inspection-record review
• Support internal, customer, and accreditation audits and lead corrective actions associated with NDT processes or personnel qualification
• Identify and implement improvements that increase NDT capability, throughput, repeatability, and scalability without compromising personnel safety or product quality

Required qualifications

• 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 sufficient to support certification under Ursa Major's written practice
• 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, including 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, including 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, with the ability to communicate technical requirements and defend inspection decisions 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 all 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, including 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 benefits

Base compensation range: $84,000 to $106,000, determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Benefits include: unlimited PTO, paid parental and adoptive leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA/FSA, employer-paid short and long term disability and basic life/AD&D, voluntary life and emergency medical transport options, EAP program, 401k with company match, and equity grants.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident). Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance required.