Material & Process Engineer - Adhesive Bonding

Your role and your team:

We are seeking a Senior Materials and Processes Engineer with experience in developing aerospace products for use in extreme environments, including high temperature and fire resistance applications. As part of the M&P team, you will work closely with various Integrated Project Teams to support all aspects of design, manufacturing, and quality assurance. Additional responsibilities will include hands-on concept development, authoring material and process specifications, and characterizing degradation modes to establish the key safety and performance requirements for aerospace applications.

Your Day to Day:

• Support the design teams for the development of next generation of adhesively bonded aerospace products, including composite and metallic materials.
• Provide expert guidance in the development and certification for a wide variety of high-performance and safety critical applications.
• Drive qualification efforts by writing test plans, reports, and specifications and establishing statistically based material properties for aerospace certification, especially related to adapting standard materials for use in harsh environments.
• Research new technology proposals and provide recommendations for rapid concept evaluation.
• Support various program needs, which include design failure mode and effect analysis, substantiation of non-conformance dispositions, root cause and corrective action analyses.
• Define technical roadmaps to achieve program objectives, including development of initial concepts, prototyping, verification, and validation efforts.
• Document best practices and share lessons learned in a rapidly evolving environment, through authoring technical memos and presentations.

Your Profile:

• S. in engineering or science (i.e., chemistry, chemical engineering, material science and engineering, or similar) (Ph.D./ M. Sc. preferred).
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in an aerospace certification environment.
• A strong background in manufacturing processes is required, including experience with establishing statistically based material properties, evaluating key performance parameters, and broad knowledge of test methods for chemical and mechanical characterization.
• Desired non-metallic material experience includes selection and processing of epoxy, cyanate esters, polyimides, BMI, phenolic, polyfurfuryl alcohol (PFA), and/or phthalonitrile (PN) resin systems, and high temperature lightweight protection for thermal management, emissivity, and oxidation resistance.
• Desired metallic material experience includes high-temperature alloys, extreme environment protection (thermal/fire barrier), and/or metallic matrix composites.
• Strong understanding of material and process qualification is required, with hands-on experience in the design and development of advanced aerospace parts being beneficial.
• Self-reliance with the ability to work in a team, as well as individually.
• Highly energetic personality is desirable, with a goal-oriented working style and demonstrated analytical problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal communication and writing skills are essential.
• Fluent English language skills are essential, Fluent German or any other language would be beneficial.

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