Impulse Space

Materials Engineer, Coating/Non-Metallics

Redondo Beach, California, United States

$125-175k

Full Time

33 minutes ago

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Job description

The Coatings/Non-Metallics Materials Engineer is responsible for developing, testing, and qualifying coatings, performance polymers, resins/epoxies, and more for our space flight applications. Material applications include thermal management, thermal protection, optical, electrical, structural, sealing, and more.

Responsibilities

Identify applications on our spaceflight vehicles where high performance/new materials technologies can provide a quantifiable improvement (mass, performance, lifetime)
Determine if commercially available materials solutions can improve our designs, and develop materials solutions when no commercial off the shelf solution exists
Work with vendors and supply chain to source materials that meet our customers and our requirements
Develop our testing capabilities into a full-service analytical lab for non-metallic materials
Utilize our testing capabilities to characterize and qualify materials
Write and maintain specifications relating to manufacturing, testing, handling, and usage of materials for spaceflight usage including maintaining an allowable materials document
Collaborate with engineering and production on best practices for selection and usage of various materials

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in materials engineer or related field
4+ years of demonstrated experience and understanding of the usage of performance non-metallics materials and coatings for space flight applications
4+ years of demonstrated experience with thermal management approaches to spacecraft

Preferred Skills and Experience

Master’s or Ph.D. degrees in materials engineering or related field
4+ years of direct experience with sputtering/thin film coatings
A fundamental understanding of optical/thermal materials systems and coating design
A deep understanding of the process-property-performance relationship in materials

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.