Senior Materials & Process Engineer, Rocket Motor Systems (Polymeric Ablatives)

Anduril
Huntsville
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 126,000 - 167,000Function: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical writing","Attention to detail","Standardization","Troubleshooting","Root cause analysis"]

Lead materials and process engineering efforts for solid rocket motor systems, from developing and standardizing specifications to ensuring production readiness. Build and maintain material and process specifications, acceptance test procedures, and design allowables for polymeric ablatives, insulation/liners, propellants, and energetic components. Drive characterization programs, qualification activities, supplier technical relationships, and failure investigations while supporting design and manufacturing teams and mentoring junior engineers.

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Senior Materials & Process Engineer, Rocket Motor Systems (Polymeric Ablatives)

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Job Summary

Lead materials and process engineering efforts for solid rocket motor systems, from developing and standardizing specifications to ensuring production readiness. Build and maintain material and process specifications, acceptance test procedures, and design allowables for polymeric ablatives, insulation/liners, propellants, and energetic components. Drive characterization programs, qualification activities, supplier technical relationships, and failure investigations while supporting design and manufacturing teams and mentoring junior engineers.
Location: Huntsville
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and maintain material specifications for polymeric constituents across RMS systems including propellants, cases, ablatives, insulators, adhesives, coatings, and nozzle materials.
  • •Create process specifications for propellant processing, ablative component manufacturing, insulation/liner bonding and surface preparation, heat treatment, coating application, and final assembly processes.
  • •Develop standard acceptance test procedures and NDI technique sheets for incoming materials, in-process inspection, and finished hardware.
  • •Standardize work instructions into configuration-controlled specifications with defined process windows and acceptance criteria.
  • •Lead materials characterization, qualification, and failure investigations, including driving cost and cycle time improvements and mentoring junior engineers.
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 126,000 - 167,000
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
  • •5+ years of materials and process engineering experience in aerospace, propulsion, or defense applications.
  • •Proven experience developing material and process specifications for production programs.
  • •Strong technical background across areas such as high-temperature coatings/adhesives/insulation/ablatives and propellant materials and processing.
  • •Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing processes and lead root cause investigations while writing and documenting with attention to detail.
Experience:5+ yearsAerospacePropulsionDefense
Education:Bachelor's in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
Skills:Technical writingAttention to detailStandardizationTroubleshootingRoot cause analysis
Languages:English
Tech Stack:CMH-17JANNAFMIL-HDBK-17FTIRRamanX-rayCT scanUltrasonicRadiographyNDIThermal analysisRheologyCure kineticsAblation performance evaluationMechanical testingThermal diffusivityThermomechanical analysisCharBurnTorch

Eligibility

Security Clearance:U.S. Top Secret

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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