Instrumentation / Project Engineer - Blade Process

Purpose of the job is to lead the design, development, testing, debug, implementation, and user training efforts associated with blade-specific advanced instrumentation projects. Execute complex blade-specific instrumentation projects of broad scope, often involving the planning and control of technical activities of other professionals for the creation of new or improvement of existing measurement capabilities of blade characteristics and specifications. Selected individual must be a self-starter with high level of technical expertise in the design and development of measuring devices. Requires ability to exercise ingenuity and creative thinking. Must keep abreast of latest developments in technology and must maintain documentation for patent protection and preparation of reports and presentations as required. A demonstrated Drive for Results is critical.


PhD in Engineering or Applied Physics plus 3 to 5 years experience in designing, developing and implementing instruments and measuring devices in a process industrial manufacturing environment, or MS with 4 to 7 years related experience, or BS with 7 to 10 years related experience.





Demonstrated Systems Engineering expertise is a must in order to successfully integrate, and implement diverse measurement technologies into a manufacturing environment.


Successful technical leadership experience in contact as well as non-contact measurement devices is required. Job requires extensive technical knowledge of inspection and measurement techniques to data analysis, image processing, and surface metrology.





Experience with scanning, Mirau, Linnik, and common path or shearing interferometry, optics development and imaging, mass spectroscopy, fringe pattern analysis, image processing, dynamic signal analysis, and force transducers is preferred. Experience with lasers is a plus.





Expertise with traditional programming languages such as C++, Visual Basic, and MATLAB is a plus. Expertise with graphical integration in a programming environment such as LabView is helpful.


Controls engineering experience and/or the ability and know-how to successfully integrate off-line instrumentation and measurement devices in a high-speed on-line manufacturing environment is a plus.





Knowledge of blade process and impact of process and equipment on process specifications and their measurement is a big plus. Responsible for the suitability of instruments and measuring devices developed under assigned projects including their technical soundness, cost-effectiveness, and compatibility with existing and planned processes and products.





Knowledge of material properties is a plus as well as their impact on measurement accuracy. Gillette/P&G experience in successfully designing, developing, and implementing instruments in multiple manufacturing locations is a plus.





Knowledge of statistical process control, and guage repeatibility and reliability is required. Ability to communicate both in writing and orally, to prepare technical presentations, to document equipment designs and write applicable equipment specifications and training manuals is required.





The selected individual will be expected to lead complex blade-specific instrumentation projects and must have a proven record of accomplishments in initiating, organizing, leading and successfully completing projects on time and under budget without sacrificing quality or technical accuracy. Ability to deal with a wide range of personalities is essential. Ability to communicate and collaborate with technical professionals as well as to convey novel engineering concepts and first principles to manufacturing personnel is a must. Must have ability to multi-task and have excellent ability to organize work. Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10-15% of the time is required.





Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, refugee, asylee or lawful permanent resident.








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