R&D Materials Engineer

Coherent Corp. • Newark, DE

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Materials engineer collaborates and works with Engineers and Technicians in the
R&D group to develop new products from advanced ceramic and metal matrix
composite materials.  Activities include hands-on prototyping, continuous
improvement of processes, testing, reporting, and interfacing with vendors,
customers and various internal departments.  Work functions are broad and can
include design, mold production, fabrication of fixtures, processing of
materials (powder processing, mixing, furnacing, other), materials testing
(in-process measurements, post-fabrication properties, other), process
optimization (cycle time, quality, yield), and data collection.  In addition,
work with external sources will leverage internal capabilities in the areas of
toll processing, materials characterization, plating/coating and application
tests.  All results will be documented (data summaries, Work Instructions,
reports).  Successful new products will be transferred to manufacturing
(specifying equipment, training personnel, monitoring results).  Position
includes participation in Lean, Six-sigma, Kaizen, FMEA, 6S, and yield
enhancement activities.

Requirements

• BS in Materials Engineering (or equivalent engineering education)
• 0 to 5 years of experience in advanced materials field
• Experience processing advanced materials (ceramics, metal matrix composites, other)
• Background with materials processing equipment (powders, furnaces, mixers)
• Knowledge of materials characterization methods (SEM, PSD, wet chemistry, thermal properties, mechanical properties)
• Aptitude for external interfacing with both vendors and customers

Responsibilities

• Engineering prototyping with advanced composite materials, including design input, equipment programming, equipment operation, powder processing, furnacing, and inspection
• Develop and improve production methods for ceramic-based composite materials
• Perform materials characterization for microstructure, composition, mechanical behavior and thermal properties
• Generate PC-based outputs on standard platforms (Office, Agile, Oracle, Cumulus, Creo, Solidworks, others)
• Continuous improvement via participation in Lean/Kaizen, ISO, 8D and other related activities
• Interface with outside entities (customers, tooling suppliers, equipment vendors, toll manufacturers and test labs)
• Transfer successful products to Manufacturing, including writing documentation, specifying equipment, conducting training, and monitoring results

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees