Composites Materials & Processes Engineer

Build the Future of Aerospace Materials as an MP&P Engineer!

Turn Advanced Materials into Next-Generation Flight with PDS Tech Commercial

Location: Mesa, AZ | Schedule: 2nd shift, 1pm to 10:30 pm | Pay Rate: starting at $66

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leading aerospace innovator to find a talented Composites Materials, Processes & Physics (MP&P) Engineer to join a cutting-edge Composite Materials Fabrication team in Mesa, Arizona.

If you're passionate about composites, polymer chemistry, material characterization, failure analysis, and solving complex manufacturing challenges, this is your opportunity to make a direct impact on advanced aerospace platforms. You'll work at the intersection of engineering, laboratory research, and production, helping bring innovative technologies from concept to flight.

Whether you're an early-career engineer ready to expand your expertise or an experienced professional looking for your next challenge, this role offers the opportunity to contribute to some of the aerospace industry's most advanced and proprietary programs.

Your Impact

As a Composites MP&P Engineer, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the performance, reliability, and manufacturability of advanced composite aerospace structures. You'll help develop, qualify, and optimize materials and processes that support mission-critical aerospace applications while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to solve real-world production challenges.

What You'll Do

• Apply principles of chemistry, physics, and materials science to develop, evaluate, and qualify composite materials and manufacturing processes.

• Provide technical support for composite part fabrication and manufacturing operations.

• Conduct root-cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions for material and process-related issues.

• Develop and execute material test plans, analyze results, and prepare technical reports.

• Create and contribute to engineering specifications for materials, tools, and processes.

• Qualify and approve new equipment, materials, and manufacturing processes.

• Guide testing activities within the Materials & Processes Laboratory.

• Collaborate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Production Engineering, Quality, Procurement, and Supplier teams.

• Support supplier qualification activities and travel to supplier locations as needed.

• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies and best practices into manufacturing operations.

• Manage testing and audit activities while ensuring compliance with regulatory, contractual, quality, environmental, health, safety, and LEAN requirements.

• Support the efficient production of world-class aerospace products and advanced air platforms.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited program in:

• Engineering

• Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Engineering Technology)

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Mathematics

• Data Science

• Computer Science

• Bachelor's degree plus 2+ years of relevant professional experience, OR a Master's degree in a related field.

• Must be eligible to obtain a Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with composite materials, elastomers, and associated manufacturing processes.

• Hands-on laboratory experience involving polymer chemistry and analytical testing techniques.

• Familiarity with aerospace materials including epoxy, cyanate ester, bismaleimide, urethane, polyimide systems, reinforcements, and adhesives.

• Experience investigating composite failure modes and conducting failure analysis.

• Knowledge of materials qualification, testing, and process validation.

• Experience developing technical specifications, reports, and test plans.

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

• Experience creating and delivering technical presentations and engineering briefings.

• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

Ready to Engineer the Future?

If you're excited by advanced materials, complex engineering challenges, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact on aerospace innovation, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and launch your next career adventure as a Composites MP&P Engineer with PDS Tech Commercial and our industry-leading aerospace partner.

This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.

Pay Details: $59.39 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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