Materials Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Warren, MI

7d•$69,400 - $158,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Research, develop, characterize, and certify materials solutions to enhance ground vehicle survivability, mobility, lethality, and sustainment. Evaluate physical and chemical properties of materials, examine material performance under extreme operational environments, and drive advanced manufacturing innovations. Relate materials’ chemical compositions and microstructures to physical, material, and ballistic performance, and provide recommendations on the selection of optimal materials for structural integrity and protection. Leverage integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) and AI models to accelerate discovery of novel alloys, high-performance battery chemistries, and structural composite configuration. Evaluate and transition advanced manufacturing reclamation techniques. Develop and evaluate organic and inorganic surface coatings for wear resistance, signatures and electromagnetic control, and severe environment corrosion protection. Lead failure analysis investigations on vehicle components and determine root cause of failure and recommend design or processing modifications. Develop and apply Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) methodologies to inspect materials for subsurface flaws. Develop technical reports and standardize material specifications.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in materials selection, design, fabrication, and failure analysis
3+ years of experience performing and supervising materials engineering and scientific efforts
Experience using modeling tools such as ICME and finite element analysis
Experience with additive or advanced manufacturing and corrosion prevention and control
Experience processing, testing, and modeling composites, polymers, or ceramics, to include lightweight high-performance composite or ceramic armor systems
Ability to travel up to 15% of the time
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree in materials engineering, materials science, metallurgical engineering, polymer or ceramic engineering, or a physical science discipline

Nice To Haves

Experience diagnosing structural material failures under dynamic, blast, or fatigue loads
Experience with advanced surface engineering, chemical corrosion mitigation, and environmental degradation testing
Experience with cold spray technology or automated material processing
Experience leveraging AI and ML databases for predictive materials design
Knowledge of high-strength armor alloys, advanced metal fabrication, and phase transformations
Secret clearance

Responsibilities

Research, develop, characterize, and certify materials solutions to enhance ground vehicle survivability, mobility, lethality, and sustainment.
Evaluate physical and chemical properties of materials.
Examine material performance under extreme operational environments.
Drive advanced manufacturing innovations.
Relate materials’ chemical compositions and microstructures to physical, material, and ballistic performance, and provide recommendations on the selection of optimal materials for structural integrity and protection.
Leverage integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) and AI models to accelerate discovery of novel alloys, high-performance battery chemistries, and structural composite configuration.
Evaluate and transition advanced manufacturing reclamation techniques.
Develop and evaluate organic and inorganic surface coatings for wear resistance, signatures and electromagnetic control, and severe environment corrosion protection.
Lead failure analysis investigations on vehicle components and determine root cause of failure and recommend design or processing modifications.
Develop and apply Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) methodologies to inspect materials for subsurface flaws.
Develop technical reports and standardize material specifications.