Materials and Process Engineer II
Core
Develop, qualify, and control special processes for flight hardware including thermal protection systems, coatings, polymers, composites, and wet chemical processing to ensure consistent production of reentry vehicles.
Role type
Senior IC materials and process engineer
Builds
Reentry vehicles, thermal protection systems, and flight hardware components
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing and materials science
Required skills
materials science fundamentals, process qualification, statistical analysis, failure investigation, engineering drawing interpretation, safety with process chemicals, mechanical/thermal/chemical testing
Preferred skills
ablative material expertise, polymer/composite processing, corrosion testing, wet chemical processing, aerospace metal processing, SPC/DOE, thermal/chemical analysis
Technologies
JMP, Minitab, Python, SEM/EDS, DSC, TGA, DMA, FTIR, ultrasonic, dye penetrant, X-ray, thermography
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain special process specifications and control plans; Design experiments and pathfinder hardware to de-risk processes; Lead root cause and corrective action (RCCA) and failure review boards; Characterize materials through mechanical, thermal, chemical, and microstructural testing; Implement corrosion prevention and control practices; Define tooling, fixture, and contamination control requirements
Seniority
Mid-level IC