Materials Engineer; Metals & Polymers

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Materials Engineer (Metals & Polymers)

Frederica, DE (onsite)

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We’re looking for a Materials Engineer to ensure advanced materials meet the rigorous demands of human spaceflight. As part of ILC Dover, an Ingersoll Rand business, you’ll join the team behind the only proven and flown spacesuits for NASA—a legacy of innovation that has protected astronauts for generations. You’ll support NASA Materials and Processes (M&P) requirements for space flight hardware as part of a high-impact engineering organization driving mission-critical performance.

The Materials Engineer supports the research, development, qualification, and sustainment of materials used in the assembly and component design of space systems products. Responsibilities include hands‑on support of polymeric and solvent‑based material systems, participation in M&P testing, verification, and documentation efforts, and direct involvement in investigations of material non‑conformances and materials‑related on‑orbit issues. The role operates under moderate supervision with clearly defined guidelines and procedures, while still offering meaningful latitude for independent technical judgment and problem solving.

This position delivers hands‑on exposure to real‑world materials behavior in a regulated, mission‑critical environment, along with close collaboration across manufacturing, quality, and design teams—making it well suited for early‑career engineers seeking technical depth, accountability, and long‑term growth in materials and process engineering.

• Employ established science and engineering principles in the research, design and development of materials and processes for space flight hardware
• Maintain a detailed knowledge and understanding of softgood materials, their testing, and manufacturing processes, specifically for space flight applications
• Generate and maintain engineering and material control documents to ensure compliance with space flight hardware requirements including material drawings, Material Identification and Usage Lists, flight or material waivers (including Material Usage Agreements and Material Review Board waivers), and other program documentation related to material/product definition and control
• Identify, evaluate, and define material requirements and generate specifications
• Perform materials testing/analysis and generate testing/analysis documentation
  
  Effectively present materials engineering information to team members as well as cross‑functional partners and external clients/ customers as necessary

• Must be able to access shared databases with U.S. Government programs (U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident)
• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Polymer Science, Textile Engineering, Metallurgy Engineering or a closely related field
• Relevant…