Materials Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Manufacturing, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering.
• At least 5 years of manufacturing or process engineering experience in a production environment.
• Experience authoring and revising standard operating procedures and work instructions.
• Familiarity with design of experiments, continuous improvement, and root cause analysis methods.
• Strong technical and non-technical written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work onsite in Kent, Washington, and support active production.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen a culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with additive manufacturing (FDM, SLA, or DLS) or polymer processes.
• Experience scaling a manufacturing operation from low- to higher-rate production.
• Experience with incoming material inspection, certification review, or supplier quality.
• Familiarity with statistical process control (SPC) and lean manufacturing principles.
• Experience with qualification in an Aerospace/Defense or related environment.
• Basic polymer science knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Define and support work-center operations, including standard operating procedures, work instructions, and operations collections, and train floor personnel.
• Resolve day-to-day manufacturing issues to keep production moving.
• Understand and support P-AM production processes from start to finish, including printing, post-processing, and testing.
• Lead root cause analysis investigations and drive corrective actions to address non-conformances.
• Improve 3D-printed part quality and work-center productivity through engineering analysis and continuous improvement.
• Work with new and existing material and hardware suppliers to develop supplier requirements and resolve quality issues.
• Apply a scaled-manufacturing perspective to support department growth, including process standardization, capacity, and throughput.
• Support material onboarding and qualification as needed.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short- and long-term disability
• 401(k) with company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week
• Paid time off of up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
• Up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Depending on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on individual contributions and company results or other factors, at the company’s discretion; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed.