CMF Metals Engineer II: Materials & Innovation

Garmin Ltd.; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin International seeks a Materials Engineer 2 - Metals at its U.S. headquarters in the Kansas City area to lead CMF initiatives across product teams.

You will drive CMF development from concept through launch, applying metals knowledge and material science tools to deliver robust, scalable solutions. You will collaborate with design, reliability, and manufacturing groups, maintain CMF verification processes, and communicate findings clearly to non-technical partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Metallurgical Engineering plus 2+ years relevant experience, or equivalent.
• GPA 3.0+ typical; strong academic record expected.
• Experience selecting CMF characterization tools and analyzing results.

Responsibilities

• Deliver CMF solutions from requirements to product launch.
• Maintain knowledge of material innovations and technology.
• Develop CMF verification processes and a CMF database.
• Define, execute and communicate CMF exploration results.
• Address root causes of CMF-related quality/moufacturing issues.
• Foster ongoing CMF knowledge across the organization.

Skills

CMF development

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science or related field

Tools

SEM

DSC

TGA

DMA

FTIR

XRF

XPS

TEM

AFM

Job description

Garmin International seeks a Materials Engineer 2 - Metals at its U.S. headquarters in the Kansas City area to lead CMF initiatives across product teams.

You will drive CMF development from concept through launch, applying metals knowledge and material science tools to deliver robust, scalable solutions. You will collaborate with design, reliability, and manufacturing groups, maintain CMF verification processes, and communicate findings clearly to non-technical partners.