# Senior Materials & Process Engineer, Rocket Motor Systems

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: McHenry, Mississippi
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $113,000-$149,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Defense

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## 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 including propellant processing, composite fabrication, and final assembly processes

- Develop Standard Acceptance Test Procedures and NDI technique sheets for incoming materials, in-process inspection, and finished hardware

- 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 including mechanical testing, thermal analysis, and ablation performance evaluation

- Provide materials and process expertise to Design and Manufacturing teams; review drawings and manufacturing plans, support design reviews, and troubleshoot production issues

- Drive material and process qualifications from development through production readiness; manage supplier technical relationships and qualification activities

- Lead failure investigations and root cause analyses for material-related anomalies

- Interface with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and program teams to translate mission requirements into robust material and process solutions

- Drive cost reduction and cycle time improvement initiatives to enable high-rate production

- Mentor junior engineers and prepare technical documentation including specifications, test reports, and presentations

- Work directly with leadership to shape RMS's M&P strategy, tooling investments, and capability roadmap as the organization scales

**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

- Strong technical background in multiple areas such as material characterization, testing, and documentation

- Experience troubleshooting manufacturing processes and leading root cause investigations

- Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment

- Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Direct experience with solid rocket motor systems including propellants, motor cases, nozzles, thermal protection systems, or energetic components

- 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

- Experience with NDI methods and developing inspection procedures

- Familiarity with MIL-STDs, AIAA standards, and JANNAF best practices

- Knowledge of rocket motor design, internal ballistics, and combustion environments

- Experience participating in Engineering Review Boards, Material Review Boards, and Failure Review Boards

- Experience transitioning processes from development to production in agile environments

## Skills

### Required
- Materials Science
- Chemical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Material Characterization
- Process Development
- Specifications Development
- Testing and Documentation

### Nice to have
- Solid Rocket Motor Systems
- Propellant Processing
- Composite Fabrication
- Ablative Manufacturing
- Metal Case Production
- NDI Methods
- MIL-STDs
- AIAA Standards
- JANNAF Best Practices

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