Senior Ceramics Materials Engineer — Quality & Scale-Up

Redoxblox, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Tempo in San Diego, CA, seeks a Staff Materials Engineer to lead complex ceramic materials development and quality initiatives. You will own QA/QC systems, process control strategies, supplier qualification, and scale-up readiness to ensure reliability and manufacturability of ceramic components.

You will act as a technical leader across R&D, manufacturing, and supplier teams, establishing standards, mentoring engineers, and driving continuous improvement across the organization.

Qualifications

• MS in Ceramics Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• 5–10 years hands-on experience in ceramic formulations, characterization, and analysis.
• Experience implementing QA/QC systems in ceramic or refractory manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead material development and qualification strategies.
• Establish QA/QC methodologies for ceramic materials and processes.
• Lead supplier qualification, audits, and scorecards.
• Drive process scale-up and manufacturing readiness.
• Conduct root-cause investigations for material failures.

Skills

Ceramics engineering

Materials science

Quality systems

Process control

Failure analysis

Supplier qualification

Education

MS in Ceramics Engineering, Materials Science, or similar

PhD in Ceramics Engineering, Materials Science, or similar

Tools

SEM

XRD

Microscopy

Thermal analysis

Mechanical testing

Job description

Tempo in San Diego, CA, seeks a Staff Materials Engineer to lead complex ceramic materials development and quality initiatives. You will own QA/QC systems, process control strategies, supplier qualification, and scale-up readiness to ensure reliability and manufacturability of ceramic components.

You will act as a technical leader across R&D, manufacturing, and supplier teams, establishing standards, mentoring engineers, and driving continuous improvement across the organization.