Description
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.
Anduril's Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) team is seeking an experienced, hands-on Senior Materials and Process (M&P) Engineer to provide technical leadership across our rapidly expanding solid rocket motor portfolio.
You'll be the technical authority establishing M&P infrastructure from the ground up: defining the standards that will scale our rocket motor systems from prototype to high-rate production.
This role will serve as a subject matter expert for materials, processes, and specifications supporting the full spectrum of rocket motor systems including propellants, motor cases, thermal protection systems, nozzles, and energetic components.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain Material Specifications for raw materials, components, and assemblies across all RMS systems
- Create Process Specifications for manufacturing operations
- Develop Standard Acceptance Test Procedures and NDI technique sheets
- Review and standardize existing work instructions into formal, configuration-controlled specifications
- Serve as the subject matter expert for materials selection, processing, and qualification across solid rocket motor systems
- Lead materials characterization programs
- Provide materials and process expertise to Design and Manufacturing teams
- Drive material and process qualifications from development through production readiness
- Lead failure investigations and root cause analyses
- Interface with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and program teams
- Drive cost reduction and cycle time improvement initiatives
- Mentor junior engineers and prepare technical documentation
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of materials and process engineering experience in aerospace, propulsion, or defense applications
- Proven experience developing material specifications and process specifications for production programs
Preferred Qualifications
- Direct experience with solid rocket motor systems
- Hands-on experience with propellant processing, composite fabrication, ablative manufacturing, or metal case production
- Experience developing design allowables per CMH-17, JANNAF, or MIL-HDBK-17 standards
Benefits
- Competitive salary range: $146,000-$194,000 USD
- Highly competitive equity grants
- Comprehensive benefits package