Salary Range: 107000 to 162000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of materials engineers, test engineers, and test technicians who select, test, and qualify materials and processes. 
• Oversee the domain of aerospace structural materials: composites, titanium, welds, and structural adhesives. 
• Work with Design Engineers to identify failure modes and create validation and qualification tests for materials, systems, and structures. Review test plans for intent and completeness. 
• Write material, process, and purchasing specifications. 
• Review engineering documents with a high standard of rigor.
• Identify and lead new material and process developments.
• Provide strategic input on new capabilities, skills, and equipment to align with future test needs
• Oversee and prioritize engineer’s assignments.
• Work with the test technician supervisor to assign test technicians to support test programs
• Lead hiring and training new team members
• Manage performance of the team through regular performance reviews. Provide or facilitate mentoring, coaching, and professional development of team members. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering plus 7+ years of experience in the aerospace/aviation industry as a materials engineer, test engineer, or Materials & Process Engineering manager
• Strong leadership skills with proven mentorship ability, team development, and project/program execution
• Proven experience with material selection, material property qualification, characterization, or acceptance testing for aerospace/aviation materials/structures. 
• Experience with industry standard test methods, such as ASTM, FAA, SACMA, SAE, ISO, or similar. 
• Experience with failure modes of engineering materials, including adhesives and composites. Experience with aviation environmental conditions and requirements, such as flammability, UV, humidity, corrosion, damage tolerance, and fatigue.
• Experience with mechanical test equipment, load cells, strain gages, actuators, universal test machines.
• Ability to understand, organize, and interpret test data and provide recommendations based on data
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including written technical reports and oral presentations to technical and managerial audiences


Physical Requirements:
• Ability to lift 30 pounds. 

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with FAA airframe certification requirements, industry material qualification databases, or generating allowables from mechanical test data
• Advanced degree in a related field
• 1+ years manager experience in an aerospace, engineering, or manufacturing setting
• Proven experience with composite struts, epoxy bonding, or ultrasonic inspection
• Experience using Statistical Process Control and Root Cause to drive continuous improvement and solve problems
• Experience working in an AS9100, NADCAP, or ISO certified test laboratory
• Ability to program test equipment using LabVIEW, PLCs, or similar. 
• Ability to analyze data and perform statistical methods using software such as Python, MATLAB, R, JMP, Tableau, or similar

What We Offer!

• Relocation assistance
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan (100% premium paid for individuals, ~70% for dependents)
• Company-paid life, AD&D, long-term disability, and short-term disability insurances
• Parental leave
• Generous PTO + 10 paid holidays
• 401(k) matching up to 6%
• Lunch and snacks provided every day, including accommodations for all dietary restrictions
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• Yearly education stipend to obtain certifications or take classes in your field
• Fun events, swag, and the occasional airship ride
• An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and the most talented experts from different fields

Compliance Requirements

• Criminal background check clearance
• Drug test clearance wherever applicable