Senior Materials & Processes Engineer, Powder Bed Fusion (PBF)
Core
Expert in Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) additive manufacturing for reusable launch vehicle products, focusing on material qualification, process improvement, and damage-tolerant design for flight and reuse.
Role type
Senior Materials & Processes Engineer (Additive Manufacturing)
Builds
Reusable liquid propulsion products and materials systems for Terran R rockets
Domain
Aerospace propulsion and additive manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Material selection and qualification, damage tolerance analysis, failure analysis, process improvement campaigns, technical specification development, risk assessment, inspection planning
Preferred skills
Nickel/ferrous/aluminum/titanium alloy expertise, EBAM/LP-DED/WAAM experience, welding M&P expertise, statistical experimental design
Technologies
PBF, EBAM, LP-DED, WAAM, Cold Spray, Laser Welding, EBW, GTAW, GMAW
Responsibilities
Qualify PBF materials and products for flight and reuse, drive system-level requirements for damage-tolerant design, develop engineering standards for PBF materials, lead process improvement campaigns, interface with engineering and manufacturing teams for part qualification and failure analysis
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC