Senior Materials & Joining Engineer

Senior Materials & Joining Engineer

Reports to:

Business Line Manager

We are a contract manufacturer specializing in the joining of dissimilar materials via brazing. This is a hands‑on, highly technical role for an engineer who lives and breathes joining processes. The candidate will serve as the resident subject matter expert on the floor, drive R&D projects from prototype through serial production, and provide depth of knowledge required by our work.

• Brazing & Joining Process Authority
  • Serve as the on‑site subject matter expert for all brazing and dissimilar material joining operations
  • Develop, document, and optimize brazing procedures for production and new program introduction
  • Define filler metal selection, flux selection, atmosphere/temperature profiles, and fixturing approaches
  • Troubleshoot joint failures, porosity, wetting issues, and thermal distortion; root cause to corrective action
  • Maintain and expand internal brazing process knowledge base
• R&D to Serial Production
  • Lead new joining process development from feasibility through production readiness
  • Define process qualification criteria and execute first‑article / process validation activities
  • Drive PFMEA, control plans, and process documentation for new programs
  • Partner with quality and operations to ensure processes are repeatable, measurable, and manufacturable at rate
  • Identify and close gaps between prototype intent and production reality, early and often
• GD&T / Design for Manufacturability
  • Review customer drawings and specifications for DFM and producibility relative to brazing and joining operations
  • Identify and elevate tolerance stack‑ups, joint accessibility issues, and material incompatibilities at the quoting stage
  • Communicate design intent clearly across engineering, quality, and production teams
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship
  • Provide technical guidance to production floor teams on joining processes and quality standards
  • Support customer technical reviews, PPAP activities, and supplier qualification efforts
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives tied to yield, throughput, and scrap reduction
  • Help build and formalize the site’s technical capability via documenting what has historically existed only as tribal knowledge

• Required: 8–12 years of experience in materials joining engineering, with brazing as a primary area of expertise
• Hands‑on experience with brazing of dissimilar material combinations (metals, ceramics, composites)
• Deep understanding of filler metals, flux systems, atmosphere furnace brazing, and torch/induction brazing processes
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting engineering drawings per ASME Y14.5 (GD&T)
• Experience taking joining processes from prototype or R&D phase into repeatable serial production
• Strong root cause analysis and corrective action skills (diagnosed real joint failures under production pressure)
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non‑engineers, customers, and production personnel
• Strongly Preferred: Experience with aerospace, defense, or high‑reliability manufacturing environments
• Familiarity with AMS, AWS, or MIL‑spec brazing standards
• Background with dissimilar metal combinations such as stainless‑to‑copper, titanium‑to‑ceramic, or similar
• ASA Certified Brazing Engineer (CBE) or equivalent credential
• Experience supporting AS9100 or NADCAP quality systems
• Working knowledge of PFMEA, control plans, and APQP processes

• You prefer to be on the floor rather than in a conference room
• You defend filler metal selections with data
• You catch a tolerance callout that would have made a joint impossible to produce and communicate it
• You enjoy documenting and systematizing tribal knowledge for repeatability
• You take pride in building technical credibility of the teams around you

• A generalist engineering position
• A structural or mechanical engineering role
• An opportunity for candidates with general manufacturing or mechanical engineering backgrounds without specific joining process expertise

• Competitive compensation range $139,900 – $209,900, with potential for performance‑based bonus
• Health benefits, 401(k)…