Sr. Composite Engineer

Composite Engineer A leading advanced materials manufacturer is seeking a Senior Materials & Composites Engineer with an advanced degree and 5+ years of experience in fiber-reinforced composites and thermoset resin systems. You’ll work directly with customers to develop innovative composite solutions for high-performance applications.

Duties:

• Collaborate with customers and Sales to gather and analyze material requirements and specifications.
• Design and develop advanced fiber-reinforced composite systems.
• Design and formulate polymer matrix systems.
• Evaluate fiber and textile reinforcement materials.
• Optimize prepeg processing and curing parameters.
• Conduct mechanical, thermal, and fire performance evaluations.
• Lead multidisciplinary projects through qualification and commercialization.
• Provide technical application support to customers, Sales, and internal teams.
• Troubleshoot customer processing and application issues.
• Support manufacturing scale-up and continuous process improvement.

Salary

$90,000 - $110,000

Benefits M/D/V

Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Polymer Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, Composite Materials, or related discipline.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on composite materials experience.
• Experience with polymer matrix formulation.
• Experience with prepeg processing and composite manufacturing.
• Composite fabrication and laboratory development.
• Cure optimization and process development.
• Mechanical, thermal, and fire performance valuation.
• Experience with carbon fiber, fiberglass, ceramic fibers, aramid fibers, and textile reinforcements.
• Strong understanding of thermoset resin systems and engineering thermoplastics.
• Product commercialization experience.
• Experience with ablative materials or thermal protection systems is a strong plus.
• Willingness to travel 10-20%
• If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Alicia Mytnik at [email protected].

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