Materials & Processes Engineer II, Integrated Design

About the Team:  

The Materials and NDE (Non-Destructive Evaluation) team plays a central role in enabling Terran R to fly, re-fly, and scale: developing, characterizing, and inspecting materials and processes across all parts of the vehicle. From welding and additive manufacturing to advanced composites, the team works at the intersection of innovation and execution, balancing performance and reliability with cost, quality, and schedule. As we move toward first flight and beyond, the challenges become more exciting, offering opportunities to shape how we design and develop for re-use. With ownership across products, systems, and disciplines, engineers gain broad exposure and drive key decisions across design, manufacturing, and operations.

About the Role: 

• Be the M&P owner of reusable Liquid Propulsion Products, Materials Systems, and Disciplines
• Qualify propulsion materials and products for flight + reuse
• Develop, implement, and maintain technical specifications and engineering standards
• Drive statistically-driven experimental design and process improvement campaigns
• Interface with:
• Materials engineering staff to identify, define, and fill critical propulsion technology gaps
• Laboratory staff to characterize materials and processes
• Design Engineers for product materials selection, allowables development, analysis, qualification, flight, and reuse
• Manufacturing Engineers to reduce cost + rate while maintaining needed performance for our propulsion products
• Quality assurance to facilitate specification compliance validation
• Propulsion Engineers to perform failure analysis, root cause and corrective action campaigns when parts fail in service
• Relativity + Customer Fracture Control Boards to achieve vehicle reuse
• Company Leadership to elevate risks and power through roadblocks

About You:  

• Bachelor’s degree in materials science or engineering, or related field
• 2+ years of relevant materials experience
• Leveling is flexible – please see other posting levels for expectations
• Experience with general propulsion hardware M&P activities, such as material selection, qualification, damage tolerance, inspections, risk assessments, and failure analysis
• Experience performing material and part qualifications for either AM laser powder bed fusion systems or traditional material forming (wrought, forgings, castings)
• A core commitment to accountability, collaboration, and execution
• A desire to establish and foster strong interdisciplinary relationships across the company
• An authentic, introspective, and inclusive mindset towards technical, interpersonal, team growth, and development
• Passion to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment on constantly iterating rocket engine products + processes, driving big impact on critical program needs as we ramp manufacturing rate + achieve reuse

Nice to haves, but not required:  

• Deep understanding of products within a reusable aerospace or rocket engine and all associated materials challenges
• Extensive experience in ferrous, nickel, copper, aluminum, or titanium alloy systems
• Metallic wrought, tube, forging, or casting M&P experience
• Metallic additive M&P experience in Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) or related AM technologies
• Metallic fusion welding M&P experience in Laser Welding, GTAW, GMAW, etc.
• Knowledge of surface modification processes and coatings relevant to inhibit surface damage + corrosion of reusable rocket parts
• Statistical experimental design and design allowable calculation methodology experience