Support and lead cutting-edge R&D initiatives pushing the frontiers of materials, structures and manufacturing approaches for aerospace, defense and automotive applications
Innovate digital manufacturing approaches to automate quality control for processes including metal additive manufacturing, composite manufacturing and laser welding
Plan and execute analytical and computational analysis and modeling
Plan, coordinate, and execute experiments and test campaigns
Generate ideas for new research programs and write research proposals
Document inventions and support the patent process
Communicate with team members, management, and project sponsors via oral presentations and written reports
Interact with the broader community by attending and presenting at conferences and publishing in journals
Requirements
Deep understanding of materials science and at least one relevant manufacturing process (metal additive manufacturing, composites manufacturing, laser welding, casting, stamping)
Experience with non-destructing evaluation/inspection techniques such as ultrasonic, eddy-current, X-ray computed tomography and related testing methods
Experience using machine learning libraries such as Scikit-Learn, PyTorch, Keras, and TensorFlow to solve engineering and materials science problems
Demonstrated expertise in integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) and process – structure – properties relationships
Proficiency in programming languages like Python or C++ for data analysis and integration with simulation workflows
Experience planning, conducting, and analyzing experiments
Experience in scientific communication through technical presentations and journal publications
Experience with CAD (e.g., SolidWorks, Inventor) and FEA (e.g., ABAQUS, COMSOL, MOOSE) is a plus
Ph.D. in Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related discipline
Must be capable of performing extended analysis at computer workstations (physical requirement)
Must be able to work safely in a mechanical testing and additive manufacturing laboratory (physical requirement)
US citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain US Government security clearance
Benefits
Base salary range $132,765 - $165,983 + bonus + benefits.
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
materials sciencemetal additive manufacturingcomposite manufacturinglaser weldingnon-destructive evaluationmachine learningintegrated computational materials engineeringdata analysisprogramming in Pythonprogramming in C++