Materials & Processes Engineer

About the role

Amentum is recruiting a Materials & Processes Engineer for its JETS II contract with ERC, a teammate company of NASA's largest engineering solutions provider. The engineer advises on materials and processes for intravehicular (IVA) and extravehicular (EVA) environments, including materials selection, process control, qualification, corrosion prevention, electrical bonding, flammability, toxic off-gassing and processes specification. The work is generally in an office setting, with occasional inside or outside tasks.

Key responsibilities

• Advise on IVA and EVA materials and processes, including materials selection, process control, qualification, design for corrosion prevention, electrical bonding, flammability, toxic off-gassing and processes specification.
• Assist with Materials Usage Agreements (MUAs), Materials Identification and Usage Lists (MIUL), oxygen compatibility assessments, and review engineering drawings and testing plans.
• Provide input to program and project specifications so that materials requirements are included at the right level.
• Review project documentation, specifications and engineering drawings to ensure M&P requirements are met for spaceflight hardware.
• Assess whether standard vendor processes meet requirements and define necessary changes.
• Recommend qualification and acceptance testing for vendors, and support inspection and manufacturing processes for human spaceflight systems.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (typically 2-5 years of experience); the position is posted at multiple levels and may consider candidates at any advertised level.
• Preferred: 5+ years of related work experience, and 15+ years of direct metallurgy experience (heat treatment, corrosion control, additive manufacturing, welding, failure analysis).
• Preferred: previous experience in material selection for NASA and/or manned spacecraft projects, contamination control and molecular outgassing testing, precision cleaning laboratories, and human spaceflight system engineering and integration.
• U.S. citizenship or permanent residency may be required, and a U.S. government background investigation is needed.

Required skills

• Metallurgy knowledge, including aluminum, titanium, stainless steel and nickel-based alloys.
• Materials and processes for space applications: materials selection, corrosion prevention, failure analysis, heat treatment, adhesive bonding, contamination control.
• Familiarity with contamination control and verification methods for space hardware, and with metallic and nonmetallic specifications, properties and testing.
• Engineering drawing review for materials and processes.
• Preferred: knowledge of industry standards such as MMPDS, AMS, NAS and MIL.

What we offer

• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays, retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, educational reimbursement, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, and pet insurance.
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off) when applicable, and an onsite cafeteria.