Hypersonic Materials & Processes Engineer

Stratolaunch; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid maternity and parental leave

401(k) company match up to $11,500

Job summary

Stratolaunch, based in Mojave, CA, seeks an experienced Materials & Processes engineer to support material specification databases and process development for aerospace programs. The role emphasizes welding, heat treatment, additive manufacturing, composites, and risk management in a dynamic, on-site setting.

The successful candidate will have M&P laboratory experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work with program leaders to ensure technical rigor while meeting

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of material properties, characterization techniques, and failure mechanisms.
• Extensive knowledge of materials for high-temperature aerospace application.
• Extensive knowledge of various manufacturing processes such as composite processing, welding, bonding, heat treatment, and surface finishing.
• Familiarity with industry material data standards (e.g., MMPDS, ASTM).
• Expertise in the design of experiments and the development of material specification databases.
• Experience in an M&P laboratory setting.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact with customers and/or external stakeholders.
• Experience with low temperature pre-preg composite materials, including layups and/or wet layup joints.
• Analytical and critical thinking to solve multidisciplinary engineering problems.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic environment.
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain a DOW security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support development and maintenance of material specification databases.
• Support development of material process specifications.
• Support development of manufacturing process specifications (e.g., welding, heat treatment, additive manufacturing, machining, composites).
• Lead qualification testing of process specifications to ensure reliability and repeatability.
• Support M&P SME activities for programs and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with program leaders to balance technical rigor with programmatic constraints and manage risk.
• Support execution of M&P IRAD projects.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for production issues.

Skills

Material properties

High-temperature materials

Manufacturing processes

Material data standards

Design of experiments

M&P laboratory experience

Communication skills

Customer interaction

Pre-preg composites processing

Analytical thinking

Independent work

Security clearance eligible (US Cit.)

Tools

MS Office

CAD

Job description

Stratolaunch, based in Mojave, CA, seeks an experienced Materials & Processes engineer to support material specification databases and process development for aerospace programs. The role emphasizes welding, heat treatment, additive manufacturing, composites, and risk management in a dynamic, on-site setting.

The successful candidate will have M&P laboratory experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work with program leaders to ensure technical rigor while meeting