Senior Process Engineer / Test - NDT

Union Technologies is reindustrializing America’s defense manufacturing base with a first-of-its-kind Factories-as-a-Stockpile™ model, integrating advanced robotics, manufacturing, and software into sovereign factory systems at scale. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, UNION is dedicated to restoring America’s industrial strength and guaranteeing deterrence for the century ahead.

We recently emerged from stealth with $50M in funding led by top-tier venture investors and strategic partners. Read more in our Press Release

Job Summary:

We need you to help ensure the unbreakable integrity of defense-grade materials - optimizing destructive and non-destructive testing processes that guarantee mission-critical performance.

Have you engineered high-stakes testing processes in defense or aerospace environments? Do you excel at validating materials through hardness and ultrasonic testing? Have you driven optimizations that meet stringent defense specs and customer requirements? Do you want to be part of a team that demands flawless quality in every test, eliminating defects and upholding peak reliability?

We need a seasoned Process Engineer to develop and refine industrial destructive and non-destructive test processes for defense-grade steel forgings. With 5–7 years of experience in process engineering within defense, aerospace, or complex manufacturing, including hardness testing and ultrasonic testing of metals, plus expertise in FAI, CpK/PpK analysis, SPC, root cause tools like 8D and 5-Why, and tools such as JMP, Python, Minitab, and Excel.

Come work in our cutting-edge facility and help us drive Lean and Six Sigma principles to build a collaborative, proactive culture that resolves technical challenges swiftly and maintains seamless production flow.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and optimize industrial destructive and non-destructive test processes for defense-grade steel forgings, ensuring compliance with defense and customer specifications.
• Support First Article Inspections (FAI) and process validations to achieve qualification milestones.
• Perform CpK/PpK analysis and apply root cause tools (8D, 5-Why) to maintain process capability and resolve issues.
• Utilize SPC and statistical tools (JMP, Python, Excel) for process monitoring and continuous improvement.
• Drive Lean and Six Sigma principles to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and customers to resolve technical challenges and ensure smooth production flow.
• Provide technical guidance to process technicians and operators across multiple shifts.
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Metallurgy, Materials Science, or Chemical Engineering.
• Experience: 5–7 years in process engineering within defense, aerospace, or complex manufacturing environments; experience hardness testing, ultrosonic testing of metals.
• Technical Skills: CpK/PpK analysis, SPC, RCCA tools (8D, 5-Why), proficiency in Minitab and Excel.
• Work Style: Hands-on problem solver; detail-oriented; thrives in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
• Soft Skills: Strong communicator; collaborative team player; proactive in identifying and resolving issues.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to stand, walk, and lift up to 50 lbs in a shop environment with heat and noise.
  
  

Join the mission. We'll handle the move.

Exceptional talent shouldn't be bound by geography. If you're ready to relocate to Dallas, TX and join us in reindustrializing America’s defense backbone, we'll make it easy—and for those who move quickly, additional incentives may be available.

Compensation Range: $100K - $160K