Senior Materials & Process Engineer - Rocket Motor Systems

Anduril Industries; McHenry (MS); On-site; USD 113,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Equity grants

Job summary

Anduril Industries, based in McHenry, Mississippi, seeks a Senior Materials & Process Engineer to establish M&P infrastructure for rocket motor systems and scale production. You will define material and process specifications, acceptance tests, and design allowables across propellants, cases, ablatives, and nozzles.

You will lead qualification programs, liaise with Design and Manufacturing, and mentor junior engineers while driving cost reductions and process improvements to meet aggressive

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 writing skills and attention to detail.
• 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 RMS systems (propellants, cases, ablatives, insulators, adhesives, coatings, nozzle materials).
• Create Process Specifications for manufacturing operations (propellant processing, composite fabrication, bonding, surface prep, heat treatment, coating, final assembly).
• Develop Standard Acceptance Test Procedures and NDI technique sheets for materials and hardware.
• Review and standardize existing work instructions into formal specifications with defined windows and criteria.
• Serve as SME for materials selection, processing, and qualification across RMS systems (propellants, cases, TPS, nozzles, energetic components).
• Lead materials characterization programs (mechanical testing, thermal analysis, rheology, cure kinetics, ablation).
• Provide materials and process expertise to Design and Manufacturing teams; review drawings and troubleshoot issues.
• Drive qualification activities from development to production readiness; manage supplier relationships.
• Lead failure investigations and participate in MRBs/FRBs/ERBs/PCBs.
• Interface with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and program teams to translate requirements into solutions.
• Drive cost reduction and cycle time improvements to enable high-rate production.
• Mentor junior engineers and prepare technical documentation (specifications, reports, presentations).
• Shape RMS’s M&P strategy and roadmap with leadership.

Skills

Materials engineering

Aerospace experience

Technical writing

Root cause analysis

Security clearance

Education

Bachelors in Materials/Mechanical/Aerospace

Job description

Anduril Industries, based in McHenry, Mississippi, seeks a Senior Materials & Process Engineer to establish M&P infrastructure for rocket motor systems and scale production. You will define material and process specifications, acceptance tests, and design allowables across propellants, cases, ablatives, and nozzles.

You will lead qualification programs, liaise with Design and Manufacturing, and mentor junior engineers while driving cost reductions and process improvements to meet aggressive