Responsibilities

Apex is looking for a Materials and Processes (M&P) Engineer who will serve as the company technical focal for metallic materials and associated manufacturing processes used on spacecraft, propulsion systems, mechanisms, structures, avionics hardware, and flight-support equipment essential for our satellite operations. The M&P engineer will define product requirements, inform material and design trades, perform analyses and testing on materials, drive test campaigns, and develop a materials database and usage list. You will validate decisions through prototypes and build and qualify flight hardware as we scale volume.
Own material selection, qualification, process requirements, design guidance, supplier controls, and technical disposition for typical Aerospace metallics
Establish and own internal materials and process specifications covering material procurement, heat treatment, welding, brazing, soldering where applicable to structural hardware, machining, forming, surface finishing, plating, passivation, anodizing, chemical conversion coatings, electroless nickel, hard coatings, painting interfaces, cleaning, stress relief, additive manufacturing, and inspection and acceptance
Develop and maintain an Approved Metallic Materials and Processes List, including approved alloys, tempers, product forms, specifications, suppliers, processes, design limitations, and qualification status
Support definition of engineering requirements to develop, select, or recommend parts, materials, processes, manufacturing technologies, machinery, tools, and automation systems used in product design and manufacturing in accordance with contractual and regulatory obligations
Support engineering design reviews and participate in failure analyses for metallic parts and processes
Assist in supplier qualification activities and respond to routine supplier technical inquiries. Escalate complex supplier or production issues to senior management
Perform analyses to characterize performance or determine causes of tool, material, part, or process failures. Recommend corrective actions for senior review
Coordinate and support lab activities (metallography, hardness, tensile, NDT/NDI) and compile test data for interpretation and disposition
Use project management practices to meet cost, technical, and schedule requirements for assigned tasks
Support creation and revision of material/process specifications, work instructions, and test plans
Support investigations of non-conformances and supplier deviations

Staff Materials Engineer (Inorganics) at Apex Technology Inc · LumiJobs

Staff Materials Engineer (Inorganics)

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Preferred

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Apex Technology Inc

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