Are you interested in working for UDRI, a national leader in scientific and engineering research, serving government, industry, and nonprofit customers? UDRI invites qualified candidates to apply for our Associate Materials Engineer opening!

The position will be focused on assisting other researchers in understanding the material science issues of additive manufacturing and connecting material properties to part end-use requirements. This will include assisting in planning and conducting experiments, analysis and reporting efforts related to material/process risk assessments and selection, troubleshooting, process improvement and/or material replacement, as well as structure-property and process-property relationships, and validation of part performance vs. end-use requirements. This position may involve handling metal feedstock powders and operating and maintaining equipment used in experiments or material characterization.


Minimum Qualifications
1. BS degree in relevant engineering field (such as materials, chemical, mechanical)
2. 1 year of experience with metals additive manufacturing including powder bed fusion technology in a manufacturing or industry setting (co-op/internship acceptable)
3. 1 year of experience with mechanical testing of metal or polymer specimens focusing on aerospace/defense application relevant properties including tensile and fatigue properties and relevant testing specifications
4. Working knowledge of laboratory safety and metal powder safety protocol
5. Experience writing test plans and test reports
6. Experience with CAD/CAM software and the creation of 2D engineering drawings
7. Proficiency with MS Office products including MS Excel
8. Due to the nature of this position, US citizenship is required

Preferred Qualifications

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

1. More than 1 year of experience with metals additive manufacturing in a manufacturing and/or industry setting
2. Working knowledge of analysis of variance (ANOVA) and other data analysis techniques
3. Experience performing optical and scanning electron microscopy and image analysis
4. Experience with metal powder characterization including knowledge of chemistry, size, morphology, and density analysis techniques
5. Experience working in a manufacturing environment
6. Demonstrated capability of working in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team environment
7. Working knowledge of US Air Force policies and procedures

Special Instructions to Applicants

To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.

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