Structures Material & Process Engineer II

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

As Structures Material & Process Engineer you will be responsible for;

• Work directly on the manufacturing shop floor giving hands-on support to manufacturing engineers and technicians
• Research and perform screen testing for extreme environment material applications
• Write test plans in support of materials testing, using a Design of Experiment approach
• Execute and evaluate material property testing for the development of B-basis design allowables, quality assurance, and engineering test requirements
• Author and maintain legacy material and process specifications, create new specifications
• Develop solutions to non-conformance issues, consult with Quality, analyze trends, reduce frequency
• Utilize strong written and verbal communication, technical report writing skills, organizational and problem-solving skills
• Support proposal/presentation preparation for business development and market surveys
• Review designs for cost, manufacturing, and quality assurance issues
• Provide technical support to customers
• Mentor and act as a resource for more junior engineers

Qualifications;

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science or equivalent experience and registration
• 2-5 years relevant industry experience preferred
• Experience with advanced composite manufacturing of aircraft or spacecraft components
• Experience with the following: Out-of autoclave, autoclave, wet lay, filament winding, and primary structure bonding; thermosetting resins and their characterization; experience with high temperature materials preferred
• Experience with mechanical and physical property testing of materials and hardware
• Strong understanding of ASTM test methods, and military/commercial M&P specifications.
• Knowledge of CAD/CAE softwares, basic understanding of CATIA and/or SolidWorks
• Self-motivated, able to multi-task, work independently on assignments with minimal oversight or direction, quality-oriented and safety conscious 08-01-2022 STRUCTURES MATERIAL & PROCESS ENGINEER II
• Possesses strong mechanical aptitude as well as creativity in solving problems; able to track overall goals and “see the big picture” while focusing on details
• Excellent communication and customer relationship skills
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must hold or be able to obtain a DoD SECRET clearance

Salary Range: $80k-$90k

Note: Due to the nature of the work, only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need apply for this position.

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