R&D Material Design Engineer

Trans-Tech; Adamstown (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) plan with match

Company-paid Life Insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Trans-Tech in Adamstown, MD is seeking a senior PhD-level materials engineer to invent and scale ceramic materials for multiple product lines. You will lead R&D, mentor staff, and present at conferences as a technical expert.

This full-time role emphasizes process development, lab-to-production ramp, cross-functional collaboration with Sales and Quality, and the ability to translate customer needs into material solutions.

Qualifications

• PhD in Ceramic Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or other related Engineering disciplines.
• Ceramic R&D, Process or Manufacturing experience.
• Core engineering principles; detail oriented and metrics driven.
• Team player with strong process understanding and process improvement capabilities.
• Must be a U.S. person.

Responsibilities

• Developing and synthesizing new ceramic materials and directing lab synthesis to production.
• Leading material formulations and processes to meet customer and product requirements.
• Visit customers to provide solutions to material and device design challenges.
• Coordinate design requirements and collaborate with Sales and Quality.
• Compile and evaluate material characteristics and electrical test data for specifications.
• Implement improvements and ensure process yields and performance.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing teams to support KPIs and problem solving.
• Travel as required.

Skills

Ceramic R&D

Process engineering

Manufacturing

Mentoring

Education

PhD in Ceramic Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or related engineering

Job description

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Full Time Regular Professional Adamstown, MD, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1128

Salary Range: $80,000.00 To $150,000.00 Annually

Trans-Tech is the leading designer and manufacturer of RF and microwave components that help our world communicate, discover, create, protect, explore and more. We supply advanced materials, ferrites and magnetic materials, dielectric, ceramic bandpass filters, coaxial resonators, and coaxial inductors.

Key responsibilities in this role include, but are not limited to; inventing and synthesizing new materials and process development ideas aligned with technology roadmaps and megatrends, using a knowledge of crystal chemistry, phase equilibria and ceramic science and directing the laboratory synthesis and ramp-up to production of new ceramic materials for multiple product lines, teaching and mentoring of the technical staff throughout Trans-Tech and affiliated companies, functioning in an applications engineering/technical sales role as the recognized expert in our materials and product technologies, representing the company at various technical conferences/ trade events as a speaker and resource to attract and retain customers, and leading the technical teams in materials and product development.

Job Responsibilities

• Developing new material formulations and processes using a knowledge of crystal chemistry, phase equilibria and ceramic science and directing the laboratory synthesis and ramp-up to production of new ceramic material
• Develop new or enhanced ceramic processes related to specific areas of manufacturing such as ceramic powder synthesis and powder processing, ceramic body forming, ceramic sintering, and post foundry production operations to provide products that meet form, fit and function for our customers.
• Have, or quickly develop, a market understanding sufficient to understand the material requirements of specific customers and to use this understanding to invent new formulations to solve key problems for specific customers or general markets.
• Visit in person and interface directly with customers to provide solutions to their most difficult material and device design and performance challenges.
• Will define and/or recommend processing or handling equipment requirements and specifications, and review processing techniques and methods applied in the manufacture, fabrication, and evaluation of ceramic products.
• May be involved in any part of the manufacturing cycle or development of product.
• Will coordinate the design requirements and collaborate with Sales and Quality to ensure processing and production capabilities.
• Compile and evaluate material characteristics and electrical test data to determine appropriate limits and variables for process or material specifications. May conceive and plan projects involving definition and selection of new concepts, equipment technology, tooling and tooling design, kiln and firing techniques and associated refractory materials.
• Implement improvements, make process changes through established change controls, and ensure the processes meet required yields and material performance requirements.
• Will collaborate with the Manufacturing teams to support required KPIs, goals and objectives and make problem solving a priority to support Manufacturing.
• Travel as required.

Qualifications

• PhD in Ceramic Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or other related Engineering disciplines
• The ideal candidate will have Ceramic R&D, Process or Manufacturing experience
• Core engineering principles; detail oriented and metrics driven
• Team player with strong process understanding and process improvement capabilities
• Must be a U.S. person.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Option to participate in 401(k) plan with safe harbor match
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays

Trans-Tech is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.