Materials Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; Lorton (VA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Materials Engineer in the United States to develop, process, and test materials supporting defense initiatives. You’ll perform formulations, develop soft materials, and coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to meet mission goals.

Applicants should have 5+ years in coatings/adhesives/polymers for defense, 3+ years in product development, and a Bachelor’s in a Materials field. A Secret clearance is required for access to classified information.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing, testing, or evaluating coatings, adhesives, paints, or polymers for defense products.
• 3+ years of experience in product development, sustainment, manufacturing, or marketing.
• Bachelor’s degree in a Material Science, Chemistry, Physics, or Engineering field.
• Secret clearance is required for access to classified information.

Responsibilities

• Develop, process, and test materials to support internal initiatives and government customers.
• Coordinate with suppliers and manufacturers to support materials projects.
• Collaborate with engineers, scientists, and mission experts to deliver innovative material solutions.

Skills

5+ years experience

3+ years product development

technology readiness levels

lab-based technology development

travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, or Engineering

Job description

Join a culture of empowerment and connectivity.

Develop your craft

Learn the skills you need to accelerate your career.

Discover benefits that your life and work.

Innovate with intention

Build mission-ready tech that protects the nation.

Become a part of our warfighter technology team delivering breakthrough technologies for our customers by providing innovative solutions that address critical mission challenges. As a long-term defense partner, Booz Allen delivers advanced technology that furthers essential priorities of the joint force, allies, and global partners. In this role, you’ll do that by working in a dynamic team that is responsible for developing, integrating, testing, and transitioning unique sof t material technologies that result in emerging fieldable solutions for our defense customers.

As a Materials Engineer on our team, you’ll apply materials science and engineering principles to develop, process, and test materials to support internal initiatives and government customers by executing product development efforts across internal and external teams. You’ll perform custom formulations, develop sof t materials, generate test samples, coordinate with suppliers and manufacturers, and support materials projects that address critical mission outcomes. You’ll wear multiple hats such as a formulator, engineer, applied scientist, applicator, and technical expert, ensuring that materials solutions are aligned to mission priorities and progress in technology readiness and manufacturability. Your contributions will help drive technological solutions that support critical mission challenges.

This role will require focus on technology maturation, transition, and integration within the defense industry, and technical project management. Specifically, the focus is around material science and chemical technologies. You will work on unusually complex problems and provide highly innovative solutions by collaborating with engineers, scientists, and mission experts.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience developing, testing, or evaluating coatings, adhesives, paints, or polymers to generate products for defense applications
• 3+ years of experience in product development, sustainment, manufacturing, or marketing
• Knowledge of technology, manufacturing, and integration readiness levels, or the launch, maintenance, or sustainment of coating products
• Ability to perform technology development within a laboratory setting for generating concepts, demonstrations, and validation activities
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Bachelor’s degree in a Material Science, Chemistry, Physics, or Engineering field

Nice If You Have:

• Experience supporting the DoD with both contractual and technical requirements testing and evaluation, market research, technology scouting, material integration, procurement of development items, finan cia l tracking, and schedule development
• Experience managing multiple projects that are composed of multidisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, business professionals, vendors, and sub-contractors
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, Kanban, or other project management styles
• Master’s degree in Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or a related field preferred ; Doctorate degree in Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or a related field a plus

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information ; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Materials Engineer

The Opportunity:

Become a part of our warfighter technology team delivering breakthrough technologies for our customers by providing innovative solutions that address critical mission challenges. As a long-term defense partner, Booz Allen delivers advanced technology that furthers essential priorities of the joint force, allies, and global partners. In this role, you’ll do that by working in a dynamic team that is responsible for developing, integrating, testing, and transitioning unique sof t material technologies that result in emerging fieldable solutions for our defense customers.

As a Materials Engineer on our team, you’ll apply materials science and engineering principles to develop, process, and test materials to support internal initiatives and government customers by executing product development efforts across internal and external teams. You’ll perform custom formulations, develop sof t materials, generate test samples, coordinate with suppliers and manufacturers, and support materials projects that address critical mission outcomes. You’ll wear multiple hats such as a formulator, engineer, applied scientist, applicator, and technical expert, ensuring that materials solutions are aligned to mission priorities and progress in technology readiness and manufacturability. Your contributions will help drive technological solutions that support critical mission challenges.

This role will require focus on technology maturation, transition, and integration within the defense industry, and technical project management. Specifically, the focus is around material science and chemical technologies. You will work on unusually complex problems and provide highly innovative solutions by collaborating with engineers, scientists, and mission experts.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience developing, testing, or evaluating coatings, adhesives, paints, or polymers to generate products for defense applications
• 3+ years of experience in product development, sustainment, manufacturing, or marketing
• Knowledge of technology, manufacturing, and integration readiness levels, or the launch, maintenance, or sustainment of coating products
• Ability to perform technology development within a laboratory setting for generating concepts, demonstrations, and validation activities
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in a Material Science, Chemistry, Physics, or Engineering field

Nice If You Have:

• Experience supporting the DoD with both contractual and technical requirements testing and evaluation, market research, technology scouting, material integration, procurement of development items, finan cia l tracking, and schedule development
• Experience managing multiple projects that are composed of multidisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, business professionals, vendors, and sub-contractors
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, Kanban, or other project management styles
• Master’s degree in Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or a related field preferred ; Doctorate degree in Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or a related field a plus

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information ; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.