Materials Engineer

The Sustainment & Readiness sectors Advanced Manufacturing Materials group collaborates across Ohio and Georgia locations to execute materials development and engineering projects supporting additive manufacturing (AM) cold spray coatings and corrosion technologies. This position at UDRIs Middle Georgia (MGA) location focuses on process development material characterization and application engineering supports consistency in practices and processes across locations and provides on-site subject matter experience.

The position will be focused on metal laser powder bed fusion (PBF) and polymer fused filament fabrication (FFF) AM cold spray repair technologies and additive friction stir deposition. This position will assist other researchers in understanding the material science issues of advanced manufacturing and connecting material properties to part end-use requirements. This will include assisting in planning and conducting experiments analysis and reporting efforts related to material/process risk assessments and selection troubleshooting process improvement and/or material replacement and validation of part performance vs. end-use requirements. This position may involve handling metal feedstock powders performing metallographic sample preparation and operating and maintaining equipment used in experiments or material characterization.

R1 minimum qualifications:
BS degree in relevant engineering or science related field (such as materials chemical physics etc.)
Working knowledge of a variety of manufacturing processes
Working knowledge of mechanical test methods for metals and/or polymers
Experience following laboratory safety protocols
Experience writing test plans reports or procedures
Experience with CAD/CAM software
Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office products including MS Excel
Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated attention to detail and organizational skills
Team-oriented and collaborative mindset
Due to the nature of this position US citizenship is required

R2 minimum qualifications include all R1 requirements as well as:
BS degree in relevant engineering or science related field (such as materials chemical physics etc.) with at least 3 years of experience directly related to material characterization and property development OR MS degree in relevant engineering or science related field (such as materials chemical mechanical chemistry physics etc.) with at least 2 years of experience directly related to material characterization and development OR Ph.D. relevant engineering or science related field with at least 1 year of experience directly related to material characterization and property development
Experience working in a manufacturing setting
1 years of direct experience with additive manufacturing or other advanced manufacturing technologies
Experience with mechanical testing of metal or polymer specimens including tensile and fatigue properties and relevant testing specifications OR experience with metallurgy microstructural evaluation grain size analysis porosity analysis etc. via optical microscopy XRD SEM or other methods

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

R1 preferred qualifications:
Working knowledge of metal powder safety protocol
Working knowledge of additive manufacturing and/or other advanced manufacturing processes
Working knowledge of metallurgy microstructural evaluation grain size analysis porosity analysis etc. via optical microscopy XRD SEM or other methods

R2 preferred qualifications include those listed for R1 as well as:
3 years of direct experience with additive manufacturing in a laboratory manufacturing and/or industry setting
3 years of experience with characterization of metals ceramics or polymers including knowledge of mechanical testing powder characterization and/or chemical analysis
3 years of experience with metallurgy microstructural evaluation grain size analysis porosity analysis etc. via optical microscopy XRD SEM or other methods as necessary
1 years of experience with statistical analysis techniques including analysis of variance (ANOVA) and setting up and executing structured design of experiments (DOE)
Demonstrated capability of working in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary team environment
Adaptive learner
Working knowledge of US Air Force policies and procedures

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