Senior Materials Engineer - Aerospace Additive Metals

Beehive Industries; Knoxville (TN); Presencial; USD 120 000 - 160 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Equity

Resumo da oferta

Beehive Industries is seeking a Senior Materials Engineer to advance aerospace materials, heat treatment, and powder metallurgy for defense applications. You will guide material strategies, qualify production-ready specs, and improve microstructure to enable reliable additive manufacturing.

The role demands leadership in material testing, DOE, and cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on ensuring high performance and process scalability for defense programs.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in a materials or engineering field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in materials engineering, heat treatment, and production-ready materials.
• Experience with aerospace/defense quality and material specs.
• Mentor engineers and lead cross-functional material tasks.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as technical authority for aerospace-grade metals and powder characterization.
• Define material roadmaps, characterization protocols, and process development.
• Establish material specs, heat treatment standards, and QC controls.
• Lead powder metallurgy, microstructural evaluation, and defect reduction.
• Develop production-ready material processing specs including HIP and surface finishing.
• Optimize mechanical properties and fatigue performance for AM parts.
• Integrate materials practices into manufacturing workflows and QA systems.
• Guide cross-functional teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Support decisions on testing labs, suppliers, and future materials tech.

Conhecimentos

Powder metallurgy

Heat treatment

Metallurgy

Material characterization

DOE

Statistical process control

Failure analysis

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science & Engineering, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Ferramentas

SEM

EDS

EBSD

CT scanning

Hardness testing

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Beehive Industries is seeking a Senior Materials Engineer to advance aerospace materials, heat treatment, and powder metallurgy for defense applications. You will guide material strategies, qualify production-ready specs, and improve microstructure to enable reliable additive manufacturing.

The role demands leadership in material testing, DOE, and cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on ensuring high performance and process scalability for defense programs.