Materials & Process Engineer — HV Power Systems (Equity)

Amperesand, Inc.; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive stock options

Medical, vision, dental benefits

401k retirement plan

Paid time off and holidays

Paid parental leave

Disability insurance

Job summary

Amperesand, Inc. is building a new class of intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products and scales production in the United States.

The Materials role owns the foundational materials and processes for medium voltage Solid State Transformer products, guiding material selection, potting and coatings, and characterization from lab to production, in collaboration with design, manufacturing, and supply chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in materials processing in production-relevant settings.
• Experience with polymers, resins, coatings, and composites.
• Strong command of dielectric, electrical, thermal, mechanical, and chemical properties.
• Hands-on experimental and process development experience.
• Experience partnering with external vendors and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own material selection across dielectrics, polymers, resins, composites, and coatings.
• Lead process development and qualification for potting, coating, casting, molding, thin film deposition, and related processes.
• Define key process parameters and production feasibility with quality teams.
• Own materials characterization through in-house testing and third-party labs.
• Lead root-cause and failure analysis on materials and process issues across design, manufacturing, and field.
• Source and co-develop novel materials with suppliers when needed.
• Partner with external vendors and internal teams on equipment selection and optimization.
• Influence system-level trade-offs across insulation design, thermal management, packaging, power density, cost, and manufacturability.
• Ensure materials and process solutions scale across variants and future platforms.
• Elevate materials engineering standards through rigorous design reviews and documentation.

Skills

Materials processing

Dielectric materials

Coatings and resins

Data-driven decisions

Hands-on experiments

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science & Engineering or Chemical Engineering

Job description

Amperesand, Inc. is building a new class of intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products and scales production in the United States.

The Materials role owns the foundational materials and processes for medium voltage Solid State Transformer products, guiding material selection, potting and coatings, and characterization from lab to production, in collaboration with design, manufacturing, and supply chain.