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Senior Materials and Processes Engineer – Metallurgy
| Company | VAST |
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| Location | Long Beach, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $135000 – $170000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in materials science, materials engineering, weld engineering, or related technical discipline.
- 3+ years of experience working with aluminum alloys, stainless steels, and/or nickel-based alloys in a materials engineering role.
Responsibilities
- Lead materials selection, process development, and M&P qualification for metallic materials used on an artificial-gravity space station.
- Establish qualification criteria and lead test campaigns for metallic materials including; material characterization, mechanical properties, joining practices, heat treatment, non-destructive testing, and other special processes.
- Write and interpret material and special process specifications. Ensure that specification acceptance/inspection procedures, and processing instructions, are complete and properly controlled.
- Perform root cause and corrective action analyses to solve problems encountered with internal or vendor manufacturing processes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Materials of Science degree in Materials Engineering or related discipline.
- Demonstrable knowledge in materials and manufacturing review and selection, development, and qualification for aerospace applications.
- Knowledge of joining processes (e.g. brazing, orbital tube welding, etc.)
- Knowledge of primary production processes (e.g. conventional wrought product forms, extrusions, forgings, etc.)
- Knowledge of secondary production processes (e.g. heat treatment, plating, etc.)
- Understanding of standard Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) techniques used in aerospace.
- Experience planning and executing material allowables development.
- Experience with failure analysis and fractography including characterization techniques.
- Capable of interfacing with and conveying concepts within all levels of our organization.
- Strong academic foundation coupled with hands-on experience.
- Desire to mentor interns, less experienced engineers, and technicians.
