Senior Space Materials & Process Engineer

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Materials and Process Engineer for Space to advance materials standards, testing, and contamination controls across space missions. You will collaborate with design engineers to select spacecraft materials and oversee PCBA and EEE parts processes.

The role emphasizes developing standards, conducting experiments, analyzing data, and supporting contamination control for precision optics and space environments.

Qualifications

• BS in Materials Science, Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemistry, Physics or related field
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with space hardware materials and processes
• Familiarity with space industry standards (NASA-STD-6001, ECSS-Q-ST-70C)
• Proven experience establishing technical standards or specifications for hardware programs
• Strong foundation in materials science, including properties, surface chemistry and contamination mechanisms
• Ability to design experiments, analyze data and draw defensible engineering conclusions
• Self-directed work style with ability to define scope for ambiguous problems

Responsibilities

• Maintain material and process standards, including banned/approved materials lists and corrosion prevention requirements
• Develop and advance hardware design standards and common parts libraries
• Design and conduct testing to establish materials performance properties
• Manage relationships with test labs for materials characterization and failure analysis
• Accelerate material evaluation, implementation and qualification
• Select characterization equipment and oversee data acquisition/analysis
• Develop contamination budgets across multiple space programs
• Implement contamination controls in AI&T environments including cleanrooms and thermal chambers
• Establish contamination monitoring protocols and cleanliness verification procedures
• Apply contamination control knowledge to precision optics

Skills

Space hardware

Materials science

Contamination control

Test & analysis

DOE

Education

BS in Materials Science or related

Engineering degree

Tools

PCB assembly

Conformal coating

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Materials and Process Engineer for Space to advance materials standards, testing, and contamination controls across space missions. You will collaborate with design engineers to select spacecraft materials and oversee PCBA and EEE parts processes.

The role emphasizes developing standards, conducting experiments, analyzing data, and supporting contamination control for precision optics and space environments.