Material Conversion Engineer

ST Engineering North America

Material Conversion Engineer supporting material conversion functions at ST Engineering MRAS. Working with operations team to enhance efficiency and compliance in production processes.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeBaltimore • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $65,000 - $93,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Engineer demonstrates the capability to work independently (when required), and in collaboration with others, effectively interfacing and integrating their activities within the operations organization.
An ability to establish and support multiple projects within reasonable time constraints is required.
The Engineer is also responsible for timely identification and communication of project obstacles to the work cell manager.
Serves as technical support for the work cell for all material conversion functions.
Supports all Operation centric meetings to provide technical guidance and/or direction on process and material quality issues.
Supports definition of KPI’s specific to the material conversion process as well as efforts to maintain/improve defined KPI’s.
Manages assigned capital investment projects for industrialization of the work cell.
This will include supporting the design and implementation of some of the capital projects, as well as managing the cost targets.
Creates and reviews processes and procedures surrounding the operation and workflows occurring inside the work are cell compliant to NADCAP, AS9100, customer, and MRAS requirements.
Drives compliance (first) and efficiency (second) into daily practices inside the work cell.
Supports capacity planning and layout designs for the work cell.
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent field from an accredited university or college with 0 - 3 years of relevant experience.
Technical background in composites and/or automation/robotics.
Ability to support multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
Good organizational skills and attention to detail with limited direct supervision.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Experience with generating statements of work (SOW) for external contracting.
Self-starter and technically curious with practical hands-on experience working with materials and/or machines.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Familiarity with NADCAP requirements.
3D CAD/Design experience in CATIA or similar.
Aerospace materials processing experience.
Six Sigma training is preferred.
MS office proficient

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage starting from start date
Health Flexible Spending Accounts
Free Onsite Gym with weekly fitness classes
Immediate 401k vesting
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Paid Time off (Permissive for exempt staff)

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Hard Skills & Tools

Materials EngineeringMechanical Engineeringcompositesautomationrobotics3D CADCATIASix SigmaKPI definitioncapital investment project management

Soft Skills

independent workcollaborationorganizational skillsattention to detailoral communicationwritten communicationinterpersonal skillsself-startertechnical curiosityability to manage multiple priorities