Posted Jun 12, 2025

Liaison Engineer 5 in Portland, OR

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Job title: Liaison Engineer 5 in Portland, OR at CTS International
Company: CTS International
Job description: We are seeking Expert Liaison Engineers to support the Portland, Oregon site. We are looking for a proactive individual who can make prompt engineering decisions and who want to go beyond their desk and into the factory for hands on engineering.This position requires excellent communication and collaboration skills as the candidate will be partnering closely with production personnel. The candidate will be the engineering representative on the factory floor transforming design into reality.Position Responsibilities: This position is fully onsite.Shift:
This position is for multiple shifts and may require off shift, weekend, and travel assignments.
The candidate may periodically be assigned to first, second, or third shift as well as weekend or daily overtime. This requirement varies from site to site and is typically covered on a rotation basis.RequirementsBasic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
Liaison engineers that have experience across the following, will be looked for: o Material types - steel, aluminum, titanium - strength/capabilities
o Material forms - bar stock, forgings, castings and reactions to machining
o Post machining processing
o Geometry and sequencing for material removal (multiple pass, speed and feed of cutter)
o Machine practices - machining, broaching, honing, etc
o Load path analysis for complex, integrated shapes - thin walls, undercuts, mismatches
o Surface condition and prep - discolorization, burns, drill/cutter breaks (FOD)
o GD&T - True position, parallel surface, bonus tolerance, etc - used heavily (GD&T training 77100 Course - minimum)
o Interpret drawing datums, surfaces, profiles for tolerancing
o Examples - requirements between gear/shaft fit up into housings, fit up of housing sections (base and cover)
o Spatial Analyzer analysis/modeling of discrepant conditions
o Metrology - methods, limitations, and interpretation
o Gear table understanding
o Details - Teeth/spline profiles, runout, measurement over wires
o Install - gear patterns, gear engagement, bearing/shaft fit
o Heat treat, induction hardening, stress relief
o Shot and glass peening, abrasive blast cleaning, etching
o Plating - cad, chrome, Zi-Ni
o Finishing - anodize, passivate, primer and paint sequence
o Diagnosing impacts to operation and performance at the airplane level
o Range of FT acceptance - RPM, Torque, gaps/clearance
o -M bushings, heli-coils, and inserts on oversized bores and holes
o Blending on machined materials, re-processing, re-finishing requirements
o Corrosion protection post processing rework - seal and primer requirementsTypical Education & Experience:
Expert Level: Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 14 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+9 years' related work experience, Master+12 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.CTS Pays For Referrals!
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At CTS, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees, including: Position DetailsPosition Id : 376989
Status : Open
Location : Portland, Oregon
Duration : 12+ months
Pay Rate : $110.00/Hour
Employment Type : Contract
Work Shift : Willing to work any shiftCandidate ServicesShareGet In Touch Issaquah, WA 98027 * Phone : Portland, WAPortland, MOPortland, OKView All Open PositionsGet StartedUpload your resume and let us match you with careers that will ignite your potential.
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Location: Portland, OR
Job date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:46:48 GMT
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