Polymers Materials Engineer: Scale-Up & Failure Analysis

United States Digital Space LLC; Lockhart (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Materials Engineer, Polymers for Starlink to develop and evaluate polymeric materials for consumer electronics and satellite systems, overseeing materials selection and performance from prototype to production.

The role requires hands-on testing, collaboration with design and process engineers, and the ability to translate technical data into reliable, scalable manufacturing solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in materials science or an engineering discipline
• 1+ years of experience with characterizing, testing, and evaluating the performance of thermoplastics, elastomers, and/or adhesives
• Advanced degrees strongly preferred with emphasis on polymers and materials processing

Responsibilities

• Develop, test and evaluate polymeric materials used across Starlink products
• Collaborate with design engineers to establish design inputs for cost-effective mass consumer electronics
• Work with engineers and technicians to solve material and processing challenges
• Lead scale-up from prototype to production of injection molded parts
• Lead root cause investigations for polymer failure mechanisms

Skills

Polymer science expertise

Materials testing

Root cause analysis

Travel up to 25%

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in materials science or engineering

Master's degree in materials science or polymer engineering

PhD in materials science/engineering/polymer engineering

Tools

SEM-EDS

FTIR

DSC

TGA

Rheometry

Optical microscopy

Hardness testers

Mechanical testing

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Materials Engineer, Polymers for Starlink to develop and evaluate polymeric materials for consumer electronics and satellite systems, overseeing materials selection and performance from prototype to production.

The role requires hands-on testing, collaboration with design and process engineers, and the ability to translate technical data into reliable, scalable manufacturing solutions.