Materials & Processes Engineer, Metallics
Core
Provide materials and processes engineering expertise for metallic materials used across spacecraft structures, mechanisms, pressure systems, and propulsion systems to support the design and build of human-rated space stations.
Role type
Materials & Processes Engineer (Metallics)
Builds
Human-rated space station systems (Haven Station) and high-reliability flight hardware
Domain
Aerospace / Space Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (manufacturing qualification & hardware development)
Required skills
Material selection and qualification for metals, manufacturing process development (machining, forging, casting, heat treatment, welding, brazing, additive manufacturing), failure analysis and root cause investigation, supplier quality evaluation, technical standards development, mechanical and physical property characterization
Preferred skills
Advanced expertise in welding/joining, heat treatment, fatigue and fracture mechanics, metallography and microscopy (SEM, EDS), NADCAP process qualification, aerospace material standards (NASA, AMS, ASTM, AWS, MIL)
Technologies
Aluminum, stainless steels, titanium, nickel-based alloys, copper alloys, NADCAP processes, SEM, EDS, tensile testing, fatigue testing
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain material and process specifications, execute material qualification test plans, perform failure analysis on metallic flight hardware, evaluate supplier capabilities, mentor junior engineers, represent the organization in program-level reviews
Seniority
Entry to Senior IC (0 to 5+ years experience)