Senior Materials & Processes Engineer, Powder Bed Fusion (PBF)
Core
Expert in Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) additive manufacturing for reusable launch vehicle products, focusing on material qualification, process improvement, and damage-tolerant design for flight and reuse.
Role type
Senior Materials & Processes Engineer (Additive Manufacturing)
Builds
Reusable liquid propulsion products and materials systems for Terran R rockets
Domain
Aerospace propulsion and additive manufacturing
Required skills
Material selection and qualification, damage tolerance analysis, failure analysis, process improvement campaigns, technical specification development, risk assessment, inspection planning
Preferred skills
Nickel/ferrous/aluminum/titanium alloy expertise, EBAM/LP-DED/WAAM experience, welding M&P expertise, statistical experimental design
Technologies
PBF, EBAM, LP-DED, WAAM, Cold Spray, Laser Welding, EBW, GTAW, GMAW
Responsibilities
Qualify PBF materials and products for flight and reuse, drive system-level requirements for damage-tolerant design, develop engineering standards for PBF materials, lead process improvement campaigns, interface with engineering and manufacturing teams for part qualification and failure analysis
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC