Demo

Materials Scientist

Actalent
Fremont, CA Other
POSTED ON 4/12/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/12/2026

Description

As a Material Development Engineer, your main responsibilities will include:

Responsibilities

Provide engineering support for EPS products used and sold into the Aerospace and Military markets.

Provide support for product and materials obsolescence and product migration.

Support specific development activities as part of a larger development project, organizing experiments, trials, testing, and collating data.

Provide product Compliance oversight to REACH/ROHS requirements

Work closely with Lead Engineers, Product Managers, Project Managers and Operations to successfully deliver new development projects into operations.

Run product development trials of New Product Development projects while fully integrating with the LEANPD process and PLM Central, ensuring that work is scheduled to meet pre-determined targets.

Lead new product Qualification and Qualification retention efforts through thorough understanding of Specification requirements, compiling Qualification Test Plans, overseeing testing, and ensuring proper documentation.

Support cost reduction activities by collaborating in brainstorm sessions, developing innovative solutions, and organizing experiments, trials, testing, as well as collating data.

Lead continuous improvement activities for product streamlining.

Support key data collection for DFMEA, PFMEA, and Qualification data.

Write Product Specifications, Quality Test Plans and Test Reports, and update existing product specifications when required.

Communicate and resolve technical issues for legacy product with internal and external customers.

Skills

SEM, scanning electron microscope, materials science

Top Skills Details

SEM,scanning electron microscope,materials science

Additional Skills & Qualifications

B.S. or M.S. degree in Chemistry, Polymer Science or Chemical Science, Material Science and Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.

Work experience in the Aerospace and/or Chemical Industry (0-5 years).

Strong polymer / material science, with hands on testing, and processing, and formulating / compounding experience.

Experience in providing detailed documentation and translating it into concise technical reports.

Ability to understand complex technical problems and work out solutions to them.

Ability to communicate and listen work in cross-functional teams to accelerate product development and cost-savings projects

Experience with product development from concept to industrialization preferred (VOC, DOE, FMEA, FEA).

Be able to read and understand material specifications.

Knowledge of and ability to follow standard laboratory, manufacturing, and health and safety procedures.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – be able to work as part of a global, multicultural team.

Will take ownership and accountability for project tasks.

Green Belt in Design for Six Sigma preferred. If not, must be willing to pursue.

Experience Level

Entry Level

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $50.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Fremont,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 26, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $30 - $50

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Actalent

  • Actalent Providence, RI
  • UX/UI Designer Job Description As a Senior UX/UI Designer, you will serve as the functional lead in the MedTech space, overseeing the UX and UI design of n... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Actalent Hampden, ME
  • Job Title: Cybersecurity Engineer The Cybersecurity Engineer will lead information security and regulatory compliance efforts in a highly regulated environ... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Actalent Northfield, NH
  • Electrical Engineer We are seeking a hands-on Electrical Engineer to support Quality and Test operations within a PCB and PCBA contract manufacturing envir... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Actalent Las Vegas, NV
  • Job Title: Architectural Designer Job Description We are a dynamic and growing architecture firm specializing in federal government projects, including Dep... more
  • 1 Day Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Materials Scientist jobs in the Fremont, CA area that may be a better fit.

  • Applied Materials Santa Clara, CA
  • Who We Are Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the wor... more
  • 10 Days Ago

  • Applied Materials Santa Clara, CA
  • Who We Are Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the wor... more
  • 5 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!