Lunar Resources, America’s leading space industrial company, is pioneering space manufacturing, off-earth resource extraction, and in-situ resource utilization. A corporate spin-off from various NASA-sponsored technology development programs, Lunar Resources objective is to enable the economic utilization of space’s resources to enable humanity to build off earth.

R&D Additive Manufacturing Materials Engineer

The space manufacturing team is responsible for developing a range of technologies to manufacture, fabricate and weld metals and metal oxides in microgravity and the Moon. As a responsible engineer on the space manufacturing team, you will work with a multidisciplinary group of engineers, material scientists, electrochemists and metallurgists to design, build, test, and fly: space additive manufacturing systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as a responsible engineer and take extreme ownership of the modeling, designing and testing of metal and metal oxide additive manufacturing processes.
• Perform in-depth first principles analysis and COMSOL multi-physics modeling to assess.
• Improve printed part quality via defining novel sequences\ algorithms and by process parameter manipulation.
• Drive conceptual design, design criteria definition, and component level trades.
• Drive technology improvements; work with engineers and teams across the company to ensure success of components. Innovate.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, math, engineering or scientific discipline.
• 2 years of professional experience with additive manufacturing systems.
• Experience with electrical computer-aided design (CAD) and COMSOL Multiphysics software (COMSOL).

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Strong first-principles engineering fundamentals.
• Expert understanding of metal and/or metal oxide additive manufacturing processes.
• Experience with one or more programming languages, preferably C.
• Basic domain knowledge including surface mount soldering, EMI protection of circuits, and control of circuits using Arduinos.
• Basic understanding of solid state power components/circuits (e.g. switched mode power supply topologies, power transformers, capacitors, MOSFET’s, thyristors) and integrated circuits.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to work well in an integrated team including daily interactions with technicians, engineers, managers, and suppliers.
• Hands-on experience with 3D printer design/fabrication/troubleshooting.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project and mission milestones.
• Excited to work in a startup company culture and atmosphere.
• This position is located at Lunar Resources' facility in Houston, TX. Remote work is NOT possible for this position.