Job Purpose
The Process Development Team Lead is responsible for leading a team of engineers collectively responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing the technical execution of internal and customer-funded R&T projects directed toward developing, expanding, and maturing AECs family of technologies for manufacturing fiber-reinforced composites for use in advanced composite structures. These projects are primarily focused on injection, infusion, and/or CMC processing with additional focus areas including 3D preform processing, cuttingshaping, etc. tooling equipment, and composite characterization on research and development composite structures.
The Process Development Team Lead is also responsible for bid and proposal support for new products and programs within the high-performance composites aerospace and defense market.
Job Responsibilities
In performing their respective tasks and duties, all employees are expected to adhere to Albanys current values: Albany Wins Together, Count on Each Other, Own Your Actions, Care About Each Other, and Share Your Enthusiasm. Safety must always come first; we never compromise on safety for the sake of achieving another objective. Employees are also responsible for the health and safety of themselves and each other.
Lead initiatives that enable and sustain world-class composite manufacturing technical competency and proficiency of the Research and Technology organization as needed to meet company goals.
Supervise a team of engineers providing technical and project management guidance. Additionally, the Lead is responsible for flowing down annual objectives and managing the objective tracking and periodic reviews of performance for the team.
Provide supervisors with input for engineering-technical project updates and communication as needed by internal and external customers.
Lead and support the introduction of new composite processes and methods, products, and technologies.
Lead and support the identification and procurement of new injection infusion tooling and equipment.
Execution of current IRAD and customer-funded projects in addition to building and improving upon existing injection infusion methods such as RTM, VARTM, carbonization, and graphitization, etc., and tooling equipment to improve AECs core technology.
Support and lead as necessary to the material characterization of AECs unique technologies through fabrication and testing of elements and sub-components.
Stay abreast of industry trends in technology development and best practices and participate in relevant industry events.
Supervisory Responsibility
Supervisors are responsible for overseeing their work group, including but not limited to: