Senior Materials Engineer

The role

The Senior Materials Engineer provides sustaining support on production and development programs. You will support manufacturing processes for metals and work with the Advanced Manufacturing and Materials group to build an internal materials lab.

What you will do

• Support design and manufacturing through materials selection, failure analysis, manufacturing process development, and discrepancy resolution
• Author and maintain materials standards and specifications
• Coordinate and/or conduct materials testing in support of development and production needs
• Support design and analysis in the selection of materials and proper application of published or empirically derived material data
• Review and establish materials requirements for future programs based on contractual requirements
• Work with manufacturing engineering to develop and maintain design allowables for additively manufactured materials
• Engage with suppliers to qualify new materials and processes
• Prepare technical reports, white papers, and presentations
• Evaluate trade-offs between in-house testing and outsourced testing

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering
• 5+ years in a metals materials engineering roles the aerospace industry
• Previous experience with refectory metals, ceramic, ablative composite, and graphite materials
• Experience with at least two of the following forgings, additive, wrought product
• Experience with industry standards for materials data analysis (MMPDS)
• Experience with a variety of aerospace metals including nickel based alloys, stainless steel, aluminum alloys, and titanium alloys

Nice to have

• Master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering
• Experience conducting failure analysis
• Experience with hands on metallography work
• Experience and working knowledge of laser powder bed fusion additive processes
• Experience with joining processes such as welding (EB, TIG) and brazing
• Knowledge of aerospace quality systems (AS9100), special process standards (AWS D17.1, ASTM, AMS)
• Experience establishing allowable and qualification frameworks for additive metals
• Experience building out materials labs or standing up new test/characterization capabilities

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement
• Paid Parental and Adoptive Leave
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)
• Employer Paid Short and Long Term Disability, Basic Life, AD&D
• Additional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life and Emergency Medical Transport
• EAP Program
• Retirement Savings Plan - 401k with Company Match

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Person (this includes U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents)
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance

About the company

Ursa Major was founded to revolutionize how America and its allies access and apply high-performance propulsion. They design and deliver propulsion and defense systems for national security demands.