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NIC/Element Materials Technology is seeking an experienced Level III / Program Engineer to support the execution, growth, and technical oversight of Advanced NDT programs, primarily within the shipbuilding and defense industries.

This is a remote position supporting national shipbuilding and advanced NDT programs. The successful candidate will work closely with customers, project managers, Level III personnel, and field teams to ensure successful execution of complex inspection programs involving PAUT, UT, VT, and other advanced NDT technologies.

The position will support project execution, personnel qualification, procedure development, customer engagement, and strategic growth initiatives across Element's Shipbuilding Services organization.

Salary: $90- $110/hr DOE 

Program Execution
• Support execution of Advanced NDT programs for shipbuilding, defense, aerospace, and industrial customers.
• Coordinate personnel, equipment, and technical resources to support project requirements.
• Assist with project planning, scheduling, and customer communications.
• Support proposal development, estimating, and project startup activities.
• Monitor project performance, quality, utilization, and customer satisfaction.

Technical Responsibilities
• Develop, review, and maintain NDT procedures, techniques, and work instructions.
• Support personnel qualification and certification activities in accordance with NAS410, SNT-TC-1A, NAVSEA, and customer requirements.
• Provide technical guidance to inspection personnel and project teams.
• Support Advanced NDT applications including:
o Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT)
o Conventional Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
o Visual Testing (VT)
o Emerging Advanced NDT technologies
• Participate in technical reviews, audits, and corrective action activities.

Business & Customer Support
• Support customer audits and qualification programs.
• Assist with business development and customer growth initiatives.
• Support continuous improvement efforts focused on safety, quality, delivery, and profitability.
• Interface directly with shipbuilding customers including Electric Boat, Newport News Shipbuilding, and other defense-related organizations.
• Support strategic growth of Advanced NDT and Shipbuilding Services programs.

Required
• Engineering degree
• Current knowledge of NDT methods.
• Minimum 8 years of Program/NDT experience.
• Strong understanding of shipbuilding, defense, or heavy industrial inspection programs.
• Experience with personnel qualification and certification programs.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to travel up to 25–50% as required to support customer and project needs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred
• PAUT Level III experience.
• NAS410 Certification Officer experience.
• Experience supporting NAVSEA, Electric Boat, Newport News Shipbuilding, or other defense programs.
• AS9100, ISO 17025, or NADCAP experience.
• Engineering degree or equivalent technical experience.
• Experience managing multi-site or national inspection programs.

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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