Manufacturing Technician – Coatings

A Snapshot of Your Day

Siemens Energy – Winston Service Center is seeking an experienced and hands-on Materials/Coating Technician! A successful candidate in this position will support projects that deliver thermal coating processes for engine runs and new land-based power generation turbine components. The position also provides ongoing shop floor support for the application of coatings within Siemens Energy Gas Turbine Service Division.

How Youll Make an Impact

Primary responsibilities will include:

• Support qualification of processes for gas turbine blades, vanes, and other components by means of high-velocity-oxygen-fuel spraying (HVOF) and plasma spraying (APS)
• Support of development and qualification projects (scheduling, design of experiments, experimentation, reporting, documentation) with accountability to do dates, results, and costs associated with your field of activities
• Collaborate with suppliers and other thermal spray resources to industrialize technologies for masking of components. Hard, silicone, tape, liquid, gel, etc. to reduce production costs.
• Work with metallurgic lab for qualification and day-to-day production support. Interpret microstructure results to standards.
• Participate in SPC data collection and analysis, maintain alignment with controls in place for improving capability of the production process.
• Maintain tooling and equipment for coating processes
• Support project leads in development and qualification programs through all phases, conception, R&D, qualification, production implementation, and continued production support
• Set and operate coating booths, powder feeders, guns, fixtures, and robots. Tune parameters during development qualification. Collaborate with programmers to optimize results.
• Lead maintaining various feed systems. work instructions, procedures, key cards, and related manufacturing repair documentation for coating operations.
• Support operations during the transition of improvement projects from development to production, while also assisting with creation and control of qualification and process documentation

What You Bring

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience

• Experience in the application of thermal barrier coatings of gas turbine coated components to OEM requirements.
• Familiar with product and manufacturing drawings and specifications that define coating and masking requirements.
• Proficient in thermal coating application processes and equipment particularly HVOF and APS application of MCrAlys and TBCs
• Proficient in identifying, analyzing, and correcting coating process issues such as porosity and thickness control.
• Knowledgeable in robot programs for Fanuc and ABB Robots prepared in Fanuc Karel, Fanuc TPP, ABB Rapid for thermal coating applications for thermal spray coatings.
• Competence in the metallographic examination of MCrAlY, TBC and hard-face thermal coatings to specification requirements. and maintaining coating torches and coating powder feed systems.
• Proficient in using process control for coating application
• Knowledge of special processes (i.e. shot peen, abrasive blast, welding,) used in repair/preparation of components for coating is a plus.
• Familiarity with component masking equipment and tooling
• Willing and capable to learn Robot Master for programming of thermal spray over a 612-month period
• Ability to learn CAD/CAM systems and product data management systems, preferably Siemens NX and Siemens Teamcenter
• Extensive knowledge of MS Office.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience

• Associates degree in mechanical, manufacturing engineering, machining technology, materials science or similar or 5 or more years of relevant technical experience in lieu of a degree
• Knowledge and familiar with some off-line programming software usage
• Flexibility in working non-standard shifts as needed

Note: This position may require an export license from the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. Issuance of any required license is a prerequisite for this position.

Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

About the Team

Gas Services

Our Gas Services division offers Low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 94,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but were also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

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Rewards

• Career growth and development opportunities
• Supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• 401K savings plan with company match
• Family building benefits
• Parental leave

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