Staff Engineer Material Process

Relocation assistance:
Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required for start:
No.

Clearance type:
Secret.

Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

• Work with design engineers in selection and application of non‑metallic materials systems, including environmental coatings, adhesives, sealants, composite materials, and supporting hardware.
• Create Material, Process, Component Specifications or Source Control Documents to meet Program Requirements.
• Review and analyze materials, components, and processes selected for use in new designs against program‑specific PM&P requirements to determine suitability.
• Evaluate and/or develop risk mitigation strategies to manage non‑compliant/prohibited PM&P usage in new designs.
• Assess risks associated with part/material obsolescence and lead the identification and selection of alternate and/or substitute parts/materials when necessary.
• Evaluate materials, components, and processes for use in various flight environments, and develop associated ageing studies to inform service‑life estimates and the development of aging and surveillance plans to meet program service‑life requirements.
• Work with manufacturing and subcontractors to resolve qualification, producibility, and testing issues for non‑metallic materials, parts, and related application processes.
• Review detail and assembly designs (including engineering bill of material(s), part approval requests, design documentation, and part object attributes in a Product Lifecycle Management System).
• Provide technical support to production operations, including Global Supply Chain, procurement, and others to resolve M&P related issues.
• Author specifications and requirements for the procurement of qualified and compliant parts and materials.
• Participate in special processor audits at supplier facilities, supporting Mission Assurance with subject matter expertise as the cognizant authority for special processes.
• Support requirements tailoring activities, as applicable to non‑metallic materials and process requirements.
• Develop and improve internal processes and procedures associated with the review and disposition of part/material approval requests (from subcontractors and internal design teams).
• Develop test plans and procedures for the qualification of non‑metallic materials, parts, and processes.
• Develop and execute ageing studies and related test plans/procedures to inform the development of service‑life estimates for age‑sensitive (non‑metallic) parts and materials.
• Support Program Subcontractors with non‑metallic part requirement interpretation and review of Subcontractor Data Requirements Lists (SDRLs).

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

Standard work schedule: 9/80 (Monday through Thursday nine‑hour days, every other Friday off).

• 12years with a Bachelor’s Degree in STEM; 12years with a Master’s; 9years with a PhD.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Security Clearance.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office tools.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, or an applicable STEM discipline.
• Familiar with the Arrhenius methodology and the simulation of accelerated aging.
• Working knowledge of MIL‑STD‑11991 and application to missile programs, MIL‑STD‑1568 for corrosion prevention of Aerospace Weapons Systems, and MIL‑STD‑7179 Finishes, Coatings, and Sealants for the Protection of Aerospace Weapons Systems.
• Working knowledge of Failure Analysis, Root Cause & Corrective Action, component specifications, component screening & qualification, component application qualification, and related installation/assembly process specifications for space, air vehicle, ground support applications.
• Experience as a responsible test engineer, managing planning and execution of one or multiple test campaigns.
• Experience in the review and approval of…