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Materials Engineer

UP 26 Dhaba
Irvine, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 11/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/20/2025

Job Title: Materials Science Engineer

Location: Irvine, CA

Shift: 1st Shift

Duration: 6 Months


Requirement: Aerospace experience is a must


Position Summary

The primary function of this role is to ensure timely and efficient oversight of Aerospace Group’s materials and processes supplier base through on-site and virtual audits, while maintaining related records and updating databases. The role also involves managing similar activities performed by sourced (third-party) agencies outside of Aerospace.

The secondary function is to perform a variety of materials and processes investigations, including failure analysis using fractography, image analysis, metallographic analysis, and instruments such as the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with Energy Dispersive X-Ray (EDX) analysis. These investigations support root cause identification and development of corrective actions for various aircraft components.

More broadly, the Materials Science Engineer is responsible for technical scope, cost, and schedule management of assigned tasks and projects. The individual plans, schedules, and coordinates the efforts of project staff and is accountable for meeting performance objectives. The position also serves as a technical advisor on major projects, with work assignments designed to build leadership and project management capabilities.

This role is part of the Materials Science Research and Development Department located in Irvine, CA.

The position may include indirect or matrix responsibility to guide technical work for achieving project milestones. The engineer will frequently interface with intern

Essential Job Functions

  1. Travel to processing suppliers to perform audits and implement corrective actions as needed. Processes include heat treating, electroplating, plasma spraying, anodizing, welding, and machining.
  2. Conduct failure analysis investigations using stereomicroscopes, metallographic examination, and SEM analysis.
  3. Document findings in formal reports including root cause determination and corrective action recommendations.
  4. Clearly communicate and present failure analysis results to internal teams, external customers, and coworkers.
  5. Organize and manage data for multiple investigations in parallel, while reporting status to relevant stakeholders.
  6. Maintain regular formal and informal customer interfaces to present project status; evaluate feasibility of changing requirements and negotiate schedule or methodology changes in coordination with program management.
  7. Control project costs by reviewing recurring and non-recurring expenses, approving quotes and expenditures, and overseeing outsourced contractors. Maintain cost and schedule commitments including variance analysis and corrective actions.
  8. Ensure consistent engineering standards, documentation methods, and processes in all deliverables. Maintain engineering history files and project documentation.
  9. Maintain professional knowledge by attending workshops, reviewing technical publications, and benchmarking industry best practices.
  10. Act as point of contact for technical and project-related matters. Identify mentoring needs and may serve as a mentor or functional specialist.

Job Requirements / Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science (BS) in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Materials Science.
  • MS degree in the noted fields preferred.
  • Typically requires 2–4 years of related experience performing essential job functions.


Strong knowledge in the following categories of materials science and engineering including:

  • Corrosion protection, coatings, platings, inhibitors
  • Heat treating of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys
  • Raw material forming (forging, extruding, rolling, casting)
  • Shielded & non-shielded welding, brazing, inertia welding
  • Microstructural analysis of welds, heat-affected zones, joint integrity
  • Fatigue & fracture analysis of high-strength metallic materials
  • Galling/wear-resistant materials & coatings
  • Materials selection for various environments/applications
  • Metallurgical failure analysis including SEM, EDS, metallography
  • Metallurgical thermodynamics, phase transformations, kinetics
  • Crystal structures and related mechanical, electrical, magnetic properties
  • All NDT/NDE methods for fracture-critical components
  • Industry & government-controlled specifications
  • Polymer science & molecular bonding
  • Corrosion mechanisms (localized, general, SCC, galvanic)
  • Advanced ceramics & composites
  • Electronic material properties (semiconductors, microcircuits, conductors)


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