Senior Corrosion Engineering Lead – Maritime/Navy R&D

N4 Solutions, LLC; Greenbelt (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

N4 Solutions, LLC is seeking a highly motivated corrosion engineering professional to lead R&D efforts for Navy ships, submarines, and marine structures. The role encompasses planning, executing, and guiding corrosion studies, CP system design, and testing in lab, seawater, and shipboard environments.

The candidate will develop and vet test plans for Physical Scale Modeling, supervise data collection and analysis, and prepare technical recommendations. A Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Master of Science or PhD in Engineering, Physical Science, or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of demonstrated R&D experience in corrosion science and engineering.
• Senior R&D technical lead experience on complex programs.
• Strong credentials in corrosion science, electrochemistry, and marine environments.
• Experience designing, testing, and validating cathodic protection systems.
• Familiarity with Physical Scale Modeling (PSM) is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on validation of instrumentation and data-acquisition systems.
• Proficiency with MATLAB, LabVIEW, COMSOL or Python for analysis.
• Excellent technical writing and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Willingness to travel to Navy/DoD facilities and shipyards; active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior R&D leadership for corrosion programs across Navy ships and marine platforms.
• Coordinate and conduct studies to identify and mitigate corrosion in relevant environments.
• Lead design and testing of ICCP and cathodic protection components.
• Develop test plans for Physical Scale Modeling of corrosion-control systems.
• Support test execution, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Validate instrumentation and data-acquisition systems during tests.
• Stress-test control systems and measurement setups to ensure data integrity.
• Develop physical and numerical models to evaluate corrosion behavior and CP performance.
• Contribute to field demonstrations, shipboard evaluations, and technology transition.
• Mentor staff and support knowledge transfer across multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Corrosion engineering

R&D leadership

Electrochemistry

Cathodic protection

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Python

Data analysis

Technical writing

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Master's or PhD in Engineering/Physical Science

8+ years R&D experience

Tools

MATLAB

LabVIEW

COMSOL

Python

Job description

N4 Solutions, LLC is seeking a highly motivated corrosion engineering professional to lead R&D efforts for Navy ships, submarines, and marine structures. The role encompasses planning, executing, and guiding corrosion studies, CP system design, and testing in lab, seawater, and shipboard environments.

The candidate will develop and vet test plans for Physical Scale Modeling, supervise data collection and analysis, and prepare technical recommendations. A Secret clearance is required.