Lead and oversee NDT personnel by managing qualification records, monitoring performance, and providing training, mentoring, and qualification in compliance with applicable standards and internal requirements.
Maintain examiner qualifications in one or more of the following methods: VT, PT, MT, UT, and/or RT, as required.
Develop, review, and qualify NDT procedures in accordance with NAVSEA 250-1500-1, MIL-STD-2132, and customer specifications.
Analyze and resolve complex NDT issues, including exceptions and corrective action submissions (DSR’s, RAR’s, REC’s).
Design and improve inspection fixtures to enhance safety, repeatability, and efficiency.
Provide daily NDT technical support to production operations.
Review and disposition nonconforming hardware to ensure compliance with technical and contractual requirements.
Develop and maintain inspection work instructions, including method selection.
Review vendor procedures, data history books, material transfer records, and supplier documentation for compliance.
Evaluate manufacturing routers and engineering sketches for alignment with drawing, contract, and quality requirements.
Ensure complete material traceability from raw material through final product delivery.
Troubleshoot welding, inspection, manufacturing, and testing issues as they arise.
Support continuous improvement initiatives, including Lean and Six Sigma efforts.