Senior Materials & Process Engineer, Rocket Motor SystemsActive$73K–$104K

Anduril Industries
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McHenry, Mississippi, United StatesManufacturing

The opportunity

Anduril's Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) team is seeking an experienced, hands-on Senior Materials and Process (M&P) Engineer to provide technical leadership across our rapidly expanding solid rocket motor portfolio. You'll be the technical authority establishing M&P infrastructure…

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain Material Specifications for raw materials, components,: and assemblies across all RMS systems including propellants, cases (metal and composite), ablatives, insulators, adhesives, coatings, and nozzle materials

  • Create Process Specifications for manufacturing operations including: propellant processing, composite fabrication (filament winding, tape-wrapping, compression molding), ablative component manufacturing, bonding and surface preparation, heat treatment, coating application, and final assembly processes

  • Develop Standard Acceptance Test Procedures and NDI technique sheets for: incoming materials, in-process inspection, and finished hardware (X-ray, CT scan, ultrasonic, radiography)

  • Review and standardize existing work instructions into formal,: configuration-controlled specifications with clearly defined process windows and acceptance criteria

  • Serve as the subject matter expert for materials selection, processing, and: qualification across solid rocket motor systems including propellants, cases, thermal protection systems, nozzles, igniters, and other energetic components. You'll be the technical authority that Design and Manufacturing teams rely on

  • Lead materials characterization programs including mechanical testing,: thermal analysis, rheology, cure kinetics, and ablation performance evaluation; develop design allowables per industry standards (CMH-17, JANNAF) to enable high-confidence design decisions

What they're looking for

  • Direct experience with solid rocket motor systems including propellants,: motor cases, nozzles, thermal protection systems, or energetic components
  • Hands-on experience with propellant processing, composite fabrication,: ablative manufacturing, or metal case production
  • Experience developing design allowables per CMH-17, JANNAF, or MIL-HDBK-17 standards
  • Experience with NDI methods and developing inspection procedures
  • Familiarity with MIL-STDs, AIAA standards, and JANNAF best practices
  • Knowledge of rocket motor design, internal ballistics, and combustion environments
  • Experience participating in Engineering Review Boards, Material Review Boards, and Failure Review Boards
  • Experience transitioning processes from development to production in agile environments