Senior M&P Engineer, Solid Rocket Motors — Scale to Production

Anduril; Mississippi; On-site; USD 113,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Mississippi is seeking a Senior Materials and Process Engineer to establish M&P infrastructure for rocket motor programs, defining standards from prototype to high-rate production. You’ll create robust material and process specifications and lead validation and qualification activities across multiple RMS programs.

Based in McHenry with 35-50% travel to Costa Mesa HQ and RMS sites, you’ll collaborate with Design and Manufacturing teams, mature documentation, and drive cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of materials and process engineering experience in aerospace, propulsion, or defense applications.
• Proven experience developing material specifications and process specifications for production programs.
• Strong technical background in multiple areas such as material characterization, testing, and documentation.
• Experience troubleshooting manufacturing processes and leading root-causes investigations.
• Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Material Specifications for raw materials, components, and assemblies across all RMS systems including propellants, cases, ablatives, insulators, adhesives, coatings, and nozzle materials.
• Create Process Specifications for manufacturing operations including propellant processing, composite fabrication, ablative component manufacturing, bonding and surface preparation, heat treatment, coating application, and final assembly processes.
• Develop Standard Acceptance Test Procedures and NDI technique sheets for incoming materials, in-process inspection, and finished hardware.
• Review and standardize existing work instructions into formal specifications with clearly defined process windows and acceptance criteria.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for materials selection, processing, and qualification across solid rocket motor systems.
• Lead materials characterization programs including mechanical testing, thermal analysis, rheology, cure kinetics, and ablation performance evaluation; develop design allowables to enable high-confidence design decisions.
• Provide materials and process expertise to Design and Manufacturing teams; review drawings and manufacturing plans, support design reviews, and troubleshoot production issues.
• Drive material and process qualifications from development through production readiness; manage supplier technical relationships and qualification activities.
• Lead failure investigations and root-causes analyses for material-related anomalies; participate in MRBs, FRBs, ERBs, and PCBs.
• Interface with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and program teams to translate mission requirements into robust material and process solutions.
• Drive cost reduction and cycle-time improvement initiatives to enable high-rate production.
• Mentor junior engineers and prepare technical documentation including specifications, test reports, and presentations.
• Work directly with leadership to shape RMS’s M&P strategy and capability roadmap.

Skills

Material specifications

Process specifications

NDI methods

Root-cause analysis

Technical writing

Manufacturing troubleshooting

Prioritization

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree (Materials Science / related)

Job description

Anduril Industries in Mississippi is seeking a Senior Materials and Process Engineer to establish M&P infrastructure for rocket motor programs, defining standards from prototype to high-rate production. You’ll create robust material and process specifications and lead validation and qualification activities across multiple RMS programs.

Based in McHenry with 35-50% travel to Costa Mesa HQ and RMS sites, you’ll collaborate with Design and Manufacturing teams, mature documentation, and drive cost