(Sr.) Materials R&D Engineer

Rangeview•El Segundo, CA

13h•$108,000 - $176,000

About The Position

As a Materials R&D Engineer, you will be responsible for materials and process development of our ceramic 3D printing mold production process. A successful candidate for this role will demonstrate creativity, integrity, determination, humility and outstanding capacity for first-principles analytical thinking. Rangeview has been developing a unique process to produce fine-featured parts out of high temperature superalloys that cannot be produced by any other manufacturing process. This is a foundational member of that R&D team, with major opportunity for impact. We are currently hiring for L2(Junior) - L4IC (Principal).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or similar Engineering discipline, or demonstrated equivalent experience.
Demonstrated exceptional ability to quickly learn and apply technical knowledge
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ceramic printing
Experience designing experiments and interpreting results
Familiarity with SLA printers or high temperature furnaces
Experience with oxide (or non oxide) ceramic sintering processes
Experience with polymer debinding processes
Worked for a high-growth tech company / start-up

Responsibilities

Own a 8-12 month roadmap of R&D technical objectives. Be accountable to executing to these plans.
Make decisions to balance technical considerations with schedule and resource needs
Design slurry recipes and processes for mixing, printing, debinding and sintering of ceramic printed parts
Perform tests hands on in the lab, from analytical materials testing to running 3D printers and furnaces
Work with vendors to source R&D materials and ensure material formulations are cost-effective and available
Design tests and trials to advance process capability, including Taguchi-style DOEs
Interpret and perform analysis on data from a variety of sources
Created detailed documentation of tests/trials, their results, and associated analysis to continue to build Rangeview's institutional process knowledge
Perform process qualification to validate process outputs against customer and industry requirements
Build analytical models to allow prediction of relevant material properties
Perform literature review, and aggregate information from related fields to inform R&D approaches