Senior Materials Engineer – High-Temp Alloys for Turbines

Solar Turbines Incorporated; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Relocation assistance

Career development

Job summary

Solar Turbines Incorporated, headquartered in San Diego, California, seeks a Materials Engineer to advance high-temperature metallic materials for industrial gas turbines and energy applications. You will lead alloy development for nickel-based and cobalt-based systems and work with design, manufacturing, and research partners.

You will apply metallurgical knowledge to improve durability and performance, mentor teammates, and support qualification of new manufacturing routes in a demanding

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of industrial experience in metallic materials engineering.
• Strong knowledge of physical metallurgy, mechanical metallurgy, phase transformations, heat treatment, materials characterization, and microstructure-property relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead materials engineering activities related to high-temperature alloys used in turbine hot-section and structural components.
• Conduct materials characterization using optical microscopy, SEM, EDS, EBSD, XRD, DSC, and related analytical techniques.
• Analyze microstructure-property-process relationships and provide recommendations for alloy selection and lifecycle improvement.
• Support alloy development activities including melting/remelting trials, forging/thermomechanical processing, heat treatment development, mechanical property testing, qualification and implementation.
• Collaborate with suppliers and research organizations to evaluate new alloy chemistries and manufacturing routes.
• Investigate material failures and service-related degradation mechanisms including creep, fatigue, oxidation, corrosion, wear, and environmental attack.
• Develop technical reports, engineering specifications, and qualification plans.
• Apply computational tools such as Thermo-Calc, JMatPro, or related software to support alloy design and process optimization.
• Provide technical mentorship and serve as a subject matter expert on high-temperature materials.

Skills

Physical metallurgy

Mechanical metallurgy

Phase transformations

Heat treatment

Materials characterization

Microstructure-property relationships

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or related discipline

MS or PhD in Materials Science, Metallurgy, or related field

Tools

Thermo-Calc

JMatPro

Job description

Solar Turbines Incorporated, headquartered in San Diego, California, seeks a Materials Engineer to advance high-temperature metallic materials for industrial gas turbines and energy applications. You will lead alloy development for nickel-based and cobalt-based systems and work with design, manufacturing, and research partners.

You will apply metallurgical knowledge to improve durability and performance, mentor teammates, and support qualification of new manufacturing routes in a demanding