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Materials and Process Engineer, Air Dominance and Strike

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-41)💼 Full-time💰 $129,000–$129,000🗓 2026-07-18 → 2026-07-31

Core

Selecting materials and executing processes for primary and secondary structural parts of air vehicles and missile platforms, ensuring compliance and manufacturability.

Role type

Materials and Process Engineer

Builds

High-performance, resilient, scalable mechanical systems for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms

Domain

Defense / Aerospace structural engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

material selection, bonding, surface prep, coatings, fastening, composite layup, structural trade studies, design-for-manufacturing, technical documentation, test data analysis, root cause investigation

Preferred skills

hands-on shop skills (milling, lathe, drilling), structural testing methods (ASTM, load frames, strain gaging), composites design/fabrication/testing, CAD (Siemens NX), high-temperature materials selection, material characterization (FTIR, SEM, TGA)

Technologies

Siemens NX, ASTM standards, load frames, strain gaging, FTIR, SEM, TGA

Responsibilities

Own material selection and compliance for structural parts; execute processes for bonding, surface prep, coatings, fastening, and composite layup; contribute to structural trade studies; author technical specifications and procedures; design and run material characterization tests; provide onsite engineering support at manufacturing sites for process issues and non-conformance disposition

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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