Senior Materials & Process Engineer — Metallurgy

Divergent; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holistic compensation

Equity plan

Discretionary incentive bonus

Paid vacation and holidays

Comprehensive health plans

Professional development reimburse

Job summary

Divergent is seeking a Senior Materials & Process engineer to accelerate qualification of new manufacturing processes using first principles materials engineering and robust testing. You will lead metallurgical evaluation of L-PBF alloys and develop material qualification plans for design.

Join a team shaping advanced production for aerospace and defense industries. The role requires 5+ years in material qualifications and experience with AMS/ASTM/MIL standards, plus the ability to collaborate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in materials science or engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of material qualifications experience and writing technical specifications.
• 5+ years of experience with hardware in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with aerospace/defense standards AMS, ASTM, and MIL specifications.
• Expertise in additive manufacturing, metallurgy, heat treatment, or forgings/castings.
• Ability to carry up to 25 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME in L-PBF alloy metallurgical evaluation and microstructure characterization.
• Define and execute material qualification test plans and material allowables.
• Perform process development and qualification for onboarding of new materials and processes.
• Write and maintain engineering specifications for materials, processes, and testing.
• Support material-related quality monitoring tools and root cause investigations.
• Collaborate in IPTs on development and delivery of new products.
• Engage in component design to address customer material requirements with testing.

Skills

Materials science

Metallurgy

Aerospace standards

Root cause investigations

IPTs collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in materials science or engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Teamcenter/NX

Job description

Divergent is seeking a Senior Materials & Process engineer to accelerate qualification of new manufacturing processes using first principles materials engineering and robust testing. You will lead metallurgical evaluation of L-PBF alloys and develop material qualification plans for design.

Join a team shaping advanced production for aerospace and defense industries. The role requires 5+ years in material qualifications and experience with AMS/ASTM/MIL standards, plus the ability to collaborate