Staff Materials Engineer - Metallurgical Engineering

What you'll do:

• Translate component and system performance requirements and failure modes into verifiable critical material property requirements under manufacturing-relevant conditions, and define appropriate test methods to measure and validate those properties
• Identify materials and processes that enable the high-volume manufacturing of structures and systems under demanding operating conditions, with a focus on manufacturability, scalability, and cost consciousness
• Select and interpret applicable international materials standards and specifications, and author materials specifications for fusion-specific applications
• Serve as a technical lead for materials development projects when commercially available materials do not meet application requirements
• Collaborate with design, supply chain, and manufacturing engineers to select, approve, and qualify materials and processing methods
• Provide on-demand subject matter expertise for production root cause analyses and corrective action plans involving raw or as-fabricated materials
• Review, interpret, and report materials property data in version-controlled databases for engineering use

What we’re looking for:

• Master’s degree with post-graduate experience in metallurgy, materials science, or a related discipline. Depending on experience and qualification, a bachelor’s degree will also be considered
• Minimum of 10+ years experience
• Experience with large-scale metal production processes, such as casting, forging, rolling, and drawing, and/or large-scale joining processes, such as soldering
• Experience collaborating and communicating effectively with technical teams at vendors and suppliers
• Familiarity with scaling metal and alloy design and development from R&D to full-scale products.
• Strong understanding of process–structure–properties–performance relationships in materials.
• Knowledge of materials behavior in cryogenic and high-temperature applications, and the effects of nuclear and plasma environments is a plus
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to approach new and under-defined problems with creativity.
• Experience with agile project management and effective task execution
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, technical staff, and other stakeholders
• Ability to operate effectively within a flexible, service-oriented engineering organization

Bonus points for:

• Demonstrated success in delivering new alloys or materials processes from design and development through at-scale implementation
• Experience authoring materials standards and specifications
• Experience communicating materials design and development approaches, results, and performance metrics to both technical and executive leadership
• Demonstrated ability to make and justify materials and engineering decisions in fast-paced development and production environments
• Demonstrated ability to take under-defined problems and drive them to completion

Must-have Requirements:

• Perform activities such as typing and sitting for extended periods of time
• Dedication to safety to mitigate industrial hazards that may include heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, and cryogenics
• Willingness to travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call occasionally. Travel less than 10%