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United Launch Alliance

Rockets for national security and NASA

Material & Process Engineer

Materials & StructuresPosted on Nov 5
Full-timeCentennial, CO, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, or Metallurgical Engineering is required.
  • At least eight years of experience in metallurgical or materials engineering is required.
  • Demonstrated experience resolving complex material and process anomalies is required.
  • Working knowledge of military and commercial materials and process specifications is required.
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize daily tasks and long-term projects is required.
  • Experience working independently and in a team environment is required.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office is required.
  • Technical writing, communication, presentation, and time management skills are required.
  • Demonstrated experience developing and executing test campaigns to qualify components, materials, and processes is required.
  • Experience managing materials and process-related databases is required.
  • Ability to travel to suppliers, test houses, and other ULA sites is required.
  • Demonstrated experience applying materials engineering to hardware design and development is required.
  • Strong technical knowledge of metallic materials, processing, microstructure, and mechanical properties is required.

Responsibilities

  • Support design, analysis, material selection, process development, and material qualification for launch vehicles.
  • Provide metallurgical engineering expertise throughout the hardware development lifecycle, from conceptual design through production and flight qualification.
  • Evaluate how alloy composition, processing history, heat treatment, microstructure, and manufacturing processes affect material and hardware performance.
  • Support development of material and process specifications, design criteria, and engineering standards.
  • Lead or support development and qualification of new materials, material-forming techniques, heat-treatment procedures, and manufacturing processes.
  • Evaluate technical implications of changes to materials, suppliers, manufacturing processes, and heat treatments.
  • Lead metallurgical investigations and failure analyses involving development and flight hardware.
  • Apply fracture mechanics, failure analysis, and metallurgical principles to understand hardware anomalies and establish root cause.
  • Develop and review material test plans and evaluate results.
  • Establish technical requirements for suppliers.
  • Mentor less-experienced Parts, Materials, and Processes Engineers.
  • Communicate complex metallurgical concepts and technical recommendations to engineering leadership, design teams, and production.
  • Review and approve engineering drawings.

Desired Qualifications

  • Demonstrated experience with nickel-based superalloys and their processing, properties, and applications, such as Alloy 718.
  • Experience with fatigue, crack growth, fracture toughness, and cryogenic material testing.
  • Experience developing or evaluating material allowables.
  • An advanced degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related discipline.
  • Experience leading technical projects or mentoring engineers.

About the Company

United Launch Alliance

Rockets for national security and NASA

ULA builds launch vehicles for national security, NASA and commercial space missions. Its rockets are designed to reach challenging and distant orbits and deliver highly accurate payload insertions, offering wide orbital flexibility for different mission profiles. The company’s approach centers on providing reliable, direct-to-orbit capabilities tailored to meet customers’ needs for secure national missions, space agency programs, and commercial launches. The goal is to expand access to space by offering dependable, precise launches that can place payloads into the specific orbits required by each mission.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$1.6B
Headquarters
Centennial, CO
Founded
2006

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