Senior Materials Engineer, CompositesActive$194K
The opportunity
Anduril's Materials Engineering team is seeking a Senior Materials and Process Engineer with a background in structural composites and bonded structures to join our rapidly growing team. Our team is the materials authority across Anduril's product portfolio, from autonomous…
What you'll do
Generate material allowables and design values from mechanical test data to: enable high-confidence structural analysis across multiple programs
Author and maintain material and process specifications for composite and: ancillary materials, building out Anduril's composite material toolbox
Support material selection trades, evaluating composite material systems for: performance, manufacturability, cost, and scalability
Design and execute statistically-driven test plans and characterization: campaigns to substantiate materials and processes (coupon through component level)
Support the transition from thermoset to thermoplastic composite processes to: enable high-rate production at scale
Provide materials and process guidance to design engineers: reviewing drawings, supporting structural analysis, and advising on design for manufacturability
What they're looking for
- Experience with thermoplastic composite materials and processes (stamp forming, consolidation, welding)
- Working knowledge of CMH-17 (Composite Materials Handbook) for allowables development and data reduction
- Experience supporting structural analysis teams with lamina/laminate level material properties
- Prior experience qualifying composite parts or processes for production programs
- Experience with nondestructive inspection methods for composite structures (ultrasonic, X-ray, thermography)
- Familiarity with composite repair methods and procedures
- Experience scaling composite manufacturing from prototype to high-rate production
- Experience with adhesive bonding and surface preparation for composite assemblies
