Maritime Corrosion Engineer & Test Specialist

N4 Solutions, LLC; Greenbelt (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

N4 Solutions, LLC in Washington, DC-area programs seeks a corrosion engineering professional to join a fast-paced team focused on naval and maritime systems.

You will lead corrosion research, design cathodic protection, and develop test plans; perform electrochemical testing, data analysis, and modeling to predict material performance.

Candidates should have 5+ years of related experience and an active Secret clearance; strong writing, instrumentation, and field-testing skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in corrosion or related engineering field; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years in corrosion science, electrochemistry, or materials degradation.
• Strong knowledge of galvanic/electrochemical corrosion and cathodic protection.
• Hands-on with electrochemical instrumentation, data acquisition, sensors, and test equipment.
• Experience designing rigorous test plans and data-analysis methods.
• Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, LabVIEW, COMSOL, or OLI Studio.
• Ability to troubleshoot instrumentation and data-acquisition systems during tests.
• Active Secret security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct corrosion research on metallic alloys, coatings, and materials for naval assets.
• Design, configure, and test cathodic protection systems for maritime structures.
• Develop Physical Scale Modeling test plans, instrumentation, and data-collection methods.
• Prepare, validate, and manage instrumentation and power/sensor systems for tests.
• Stress-test control systems and data-acquisition to ensure data quality and test integrity.
• Perform electrochemical testing including polarization, impedance, and corrosion-rate measurements.

Skills

Corrosion engineering

Electrochemistry

Test planning

Data analysis

Technical writing

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in corrosion engineering or closely related field

5+ years of experience in corrosion science or related RDT&E

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

MATLAB

Python

LabVIEW

COMSOL

OLI Studio

Job description

N4 Solutions, LLC in Washington, DC-area programs seeks a corrosion engineering professional to join a fast-paced team focused on naval and maritime systems.

You will lead corrosion research, design cathodic protection, and develop test plans; perform electrochemical testing, data analysis, and modeling to predict material performance.

Candidates should have 5+ years of related experience and an active Secret clearance; strong writing, instrumentation, and field-testing skills are essential.