Aerospace Materials & Process Engineer

ThermAvant® TECHNOLOGIES; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Career development opportunities

Job summary

ThermAvant Technologies, LLC designs and manufactures high-performance heat management solutions for aerospace and terrestrial applications, including heat sinks and heat spreaders utilizing Oscillating Heat Pipe (OHP) technology. Our Columbia, Missouri facility supports aerospace quality and regulatory requirements.

We seek a proactive Materials and Process Engineer to advance materials, manufacturing, and qualification for aerospace components, collaborating with mechanical engineering,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, or related field.
• Experience with composite materials and manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of heat treatment, surface treatment, coatings, corrosion, fatigue, fracture, and material characterization.
• Experience with welding, brazing, soldering, adhesive bonding, or joining processes.
• Familiarity with AS9100, FAA requirements, and aerospace specifications.
• Experience with SPC, DOE, and process capability analysis.
• Familiarity with NDT methods and metallographic analysis.
• Experience working with aerospace OEMs, customer, or regulatory qualification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Select, evaluate, and qualify materials for aerospace structures, components, and assemblies.
• Develop, validate, and improve manufacturing processes including machining, forming, heat treatment, welding, brazing, bonding, composites, coatings, and surface treatments.
• Establish and maintain material and process specifications, standards, work instructions, and process-control requirements.
• Support new product introduction (NPI), production ramp-up, and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Investigate material and process-related defects, nonconformances, and production issues using structured root-cause analysis.
• Develop corrective and preventive actions and verify their effectiveness.
• Partner with Mechanical Engineering to assess material compatibility, manufacturability, durability, and performance.
• Support qualification and certification of new materials, suppliers, processes, and equipment.
• Analyze material and process data to identify trends, improve capability, and reduce scrap and rework.
• Participate in failure analysis, testing, metallurgical evaluation, and laboratory investigations.
• Support supplier development, audits, and resolution of supplier material/process issues.
• Prepare engineering reports, technical specifications, qualification documentation, and process documentation.
• Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace standards, customer requirements, and regulatory requirements.
• Support configuration management and engineering change activities related to materials and processes.
• Drive continuous-improvement initiatives involving cost reduction, quality improvement, cycle-time reduction, and process robustness.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing personnel and troubleshoot complex production problems.

Skills

Aerospace materials

Manufacturing processes

Root-cause analysis

NPI collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science/Engineering/Metallurgy

Job description

ThermAvant Technologies, LLC designs and manufactures high-performance heat management solutions for aerospace and terrestrial applications, including heat sinks and heat spreaders utilizing Oscillating Heat Pipe (OHP) technology. Our Columbia, Missouri facility supports aerospace quality and regulatory requirements.

We seek a proactive Materials and Process Engineer to advance materials, manufacturing, and qualification for aerospace components, collaborating with mechanical engineering,