Engineering Director jobs in Altoona, PA

Title : NDT Specialist

Location : Altoona, PA (Relocation Offered)

Overview :

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Hire Type : Direct Hire

Job Duties :

• Supervises and audits NDT work being performed by hourly employees.
• Performs advanced Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) inspections on freight and tank car equipment.
• Ensures all inspections are performed in a manner and released product meets all regulatory, company and customer requirements.
• Ensures the required and most effective NDT methods and techniques are utilized and performed in accordance with established procedures and programs.
• Responsible for NDT equipment calibration, are maintained, and operational.
• Provides technical guidance, hands-on training and mentoring of other NDT staff.
• Ensures all required documentation is accurate and completed in a timely manner.
• Strives to maintain proficiency by updating technical knowledge of NDT and other Special Processes.

Qualifications :

• High School diploma or equivalent required. Technical / Post-Secondary education a plus.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of related work experience in railcar repair or manufacturing.
• Having held previous certification or having completed the required classroom and experience hours required for certification by one of the following recognized programs;

American Association of Railroads MSRP C-III, Appendix T, American Society of Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT)-SNT-TC1A, or ACCP, American National Standards Institute (ANSI / ASNT) CP-189, or International Standards Organization (ISO) 9712 in one or more of the following methods : Leak Testing (LT), Penetrant Testing (PT), Magnetic Particle Testing (MT), and / or Visual Testing (VT) is a plus.

Previous certification and documented experience using specialized NDT method techniques including Phased-array UT (PAUT), Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD), Full Matrix Capture (TFM / FMC), and Alternating Current Field Management (ACFM) is a plus.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.