Materials & Processes Engineer for Hypersonics — On‑Site

Socket.dev; Mojave (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

Stratolaunch is seeking an experienced Materials & Processes engineer to support material specification databases, process specifications, and qualification testing for aerospace applications. The role emphasizes collaboration with program leaders to balance technical rigor with program constraints and manage risk in M&P activities.

The position requires on-site work at Mojave, CA, with strong experience in composite/metallic materials and related manufacturing processes, plus ability to obtain

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of material properties, characterization techniques, and failure mechanisms (e.g. composites, metallics, ceramics, coatings, adhesives)
• Extensive knowledge of materials for high-temperature aerospace applications
• Extensive knowledge of various manufacturing processes (composites, welding, bonding, heat treatment, surface finishing)
• Familiarity with industry material data standards (e.g., MMPDS, ASTM) and regulatory specifications
• Expertise in design of experiments and developing material specification databases
• Experience developing process specifications
• Experience in an M&P laboratory setting
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interact with customers and external stakeholders
• Experience with low temperature prepreg composites and related layups or assemblies
• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking for multidisciplinary problems
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic environment
• US Citizen able 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 (welding, heat treatment, additive manufacturing, machining, and laminating)
• Lead qualification testing of process specifications for reliability and repeatability
• Support program stakeholders as an M&P SME (e.g., reviewer, proposal writing)
• Assist service center leader with collaboration with program technical leads to balance rigor and constraints, manage risk in M&P
• Support execution of M&P related IRAD projects
• Lead root cause analysis and coordinate nonconformance reviews to define corrective actions

Skills

Material properties

High-temp aerospace

Materials testing

Process specs

M&P lab

Tools

CAD

MS Office

Job description

Stratolaunch is seeking an experienced Materials & Processes engineer to support material specification databases, process specifications, and qualification testing for aerospace applications. The role emphasizes collaboration with program leaders to balance technical rigor with program constraints and manage risk in M&P activities.

The position requires on-site work at Mojave, CA, with strong experience in composite/metallic materials and related manufacturing processes, plus ability to obtain