Material Process Engineer

Rocketdyne; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocketdyne is seeking a skilled Material Process Engineer with a strong background in materials and processes engineering, focused on aerospace applications, and lab responsibilities based in Jupiter, FL.

The role involves manufacturing support for aerospace components, metallurgical specimen analysis using optical and electron microscopy, and updating materials specifications while coordinating with the on-site manufacturing team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of related experience, or graduate degree with 2–4 years.
• 8+ years of related experience in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing support across aerospace components including non-metallics and metallics.
• Conduct lab evaluations of metallurgical specimens using optical and electron microscopy.
• Update and enhance materials specifications and program requirements.
• Collaborate with internal manufacturing teams to support on-site processing.

Skills

Communication skills

Materials characterization

Project management

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years

Job description

Rocketdyne is seeking a skilled Material Process Engineer with a strong background in materials and processes engineering to join our team. The ideal candidate will have exposure to the aerospace industry as well as a materials engineering background. This role has both program facing and lab responsibilities. The role will report up within the materials engineering group and be based in Jupiter, FL.

Essential Functions

• Perform critical manufacturing support across a variety of aerospace components with experience on non-metallics and metallics
• Perform lab evaluations of metallurgical specimens leveraging tools such as optical and electron microscopy
• Update and enhance materials specifications and other program requirements
• Interface with the internal manufacturing team to support processing on-site

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 2 to 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Strong communication skills and experience delivering reports to internal and external customers
• Exposure to a variety of materials characterization techniques
• Exposure to chemical or industrial environments and appropriate safety practices
• Project management