Materials & Process Engineer Job Santa Ana area,California USA,Engineering

Axiom Materials, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of advanced composite materials, specializing in ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), prepregs, honeycomb core, film adhesives, and ancillary composite products. Our mission is to deliver high-quality materials with exceptional customer service and innovative design.

Summary/Objective

The role of Materials & Process Engineer is to develop, oversee, optimize, and troubleshoot manufacturing practices for the production of composite materials. This position requires a person to perform work with minimum supervision, exercising judgment and initiative.

Duties/Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work cross-functionally with process engineering to design, develop and implement new and improved processes on composite materials

Expected to work on all phases of development including material science research, process and product development and the implementation of this work into R&D demonstrations, scaleup and full-scale manufacturing

Apply composite engineering principles to enable manufacturing of high temperature composite and ceramic parts, including ceramic matrix composites, and fabrication methods and associated processes

Interface with suppliers regarding technical issues concerning raw materials, parts fabrication, new materials/processes, and/or review of manufacturing plans

Conduct training sessions on new material processes or manufacturing methods.

Material characterization and process development, including selection of materials and processes for parts and products

Participate in non-conformance disposition and corrective action processes

Author material and process specification

Execute and/or support commercial and manufacturing requests

Demonstrate open and collaborative approach in all areas of responsibility

Conduct tests to evaluate the efficiency of processes

Evaluate processes and equipment to ensure regulatory compliance

Troubleshoot problems with processes and implement changes as required

Analyze and troubleshoot manufacturing techniques, procedures, and processing conditions

Evaluate processing conditions and resultant material properties and troubleshoot as necessary utilizing SPC techniques
Own PFMEA for process and implement countermeasures for top failure modes

Schedule and coordinate projects to align with deadlines and budgets

Prepare estimates of production cost and production progress report for management

Establish safety procedures for those working with dangerous chemicals.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or other relevant engineering degree required
2 years of technical experience in materials engineering with an emphasis on composite materials.
Strong & effective communication skills, written and spoken.
Strong leadership skills
High degree of proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S.

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