Materials & Process Engineer

Resonant Sciences LLC has an immediate opening for a Materials & Process Engineer to join our Dayton, Ohio team. The position provides an opportunity to join a fast‑paced elite team whose primary mission is to support our Nation's War Fighters. The candidate for this position shall be a self‑starter who can work independently, unsupervised, and with little guidance. The candidate will have an opportunity to be a member of a world‑class team consisting of talented and dedicated engineers, technicians, and professionals who work together to interrupt and challenge the status quo to design and develop state‑of‑the‑art technologies.

We are seeking a Materials & Process Engineer to create accurate estimates of engineering, manufacturing, and/or fabrication costs for business development proposals, both individually and as a team. The selected engineer will have responsibility for and should have expertise in the following areas:

• Support requirements definition, conceptual design, preliminary design, critical design, design review presentations, and fabrication for multiple programs.
• Analyze design risks, anticipate, and mitigate risks when possible, and report concerns to leadership.
• Develop manufacturing plans, tooling concepts, and detailed work instructions for fabrication of advanced composite structures.
• Support advanced manufacturing and process development efforts.
• Provide hands‑on technical support on the shop floor during manufacturing development and production.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

• BS with 10 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering/Science, or Composites Engineering.
• Experience with composite design techniques.
• Conversant in materials and processes used in the manufacture of aerospace quality composite structures.
• Knowledgeable in composite materials testing and characterization methods.
• Familiar with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Strong technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.

• BS with 15 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering/Science, or Composites Engineering.
• Experience with finite element analysis (FEA) software such as NASTRAN, ABAQUS, or equivalent.
• Experience with CATIA, Solidworks, Pro Engineer, Creo, Unigraphics, NX, or equivalent 3‑D Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool.
• Familiar with aerospace machining, fabrication, and assembly requirements.
• Experience building test bodies, models, apertures, and antennas to support development of Low Observable platforms.
• Familiar with application of aerospace and defense coatings.

• U.S. Citizenship required. Must be eligible to obtain and/or maintain a Secret security clearance. Active clearance is preferred.

• Become part of a high‑tech work environment that is highly impactful, exciting, and collaborative.
• Flexible working environment that enables our employees to balance work and personal life.
• A comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits with extremely low employee cost share for you and your eligible dependents.
• A well‑funded Health Spending Account with standard account fees paid by Resonant Sciences.
• 10 Federal Holidays (6 Standard, 4 Floating).
• A flexible Paid Time Off plan for employees.
• A generous retirement plan, subject to plan, IRS and ERISA rules.

Resonant Sciences is a research and development firm with locations all over the United States, focused on developing and transitioning innovative technologies and solutions to developmental and operational platforms. Our areas of expertise include radome and antenna design and fabrication, custom electronic solutions, and RF measurements of materials, antennas, radomes, and subsystems. Our extensive capabilities include design and analysis, production, and ground and flight testing.

A career at Resonant Sciences means that you will be involved in the complete development life cycle, seeing your design evolve from development prototype to incorporating mission requirements to technical specifications into a finished product for field testing.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.