Senior Materials Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Materials Engineer

Company Overview :

KODA is a people-first company recognized as a five-time winner of Huntsville's Best Places to Work® Award, certified as a Great Place to Work®, and a Best Place for Working Parents®.

KODA is a small business focused on solving complex engineering problems on national-priority projects in domains such as missile defense, hypersonics, DOD space, and civil space.

Our expertise spans Radar and Missile Development, Multi-Domain Operations, Flight and Ground Test Planning and Execution, Tactical Data Link Testing, Test Range Instrumentation, Systems Engineering and Integration, Model and Simulation Development, and Digital Engineering / Model-Based Systems Engineering.

The name KODA, a Native American word meaning 'allies', embodies our dedication to our customers and each other. Trust and integrity guide us in all we do.

We prioritize our people, support national-priority missions, and give back to our community through the KODA Cares program.

We offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and a commitment to professional growth. Join us and learn more at www.kodatech.com.

Position Overview :

KODA Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Materials Engineer to join our team . Be a part of the new space age as a member of a team building NASA's Orion Spacecraft.

The Orion Spacecraft will take humans farther than they've ever gone before and return them safely back to Earth. The Materials SME will support the redesign of heatshield avcoat blocks and delta qualification program planning and execution.

This role is crucial in overseeing material strategies and achieving program goals.

What You'll Be Doing :

• Demonstrate program and project management expertise to ensure the smooth planning and execution of materials processes.
• Present materials issues to the spacecraft design / engineering team, customer technical representatives, and Program Office personnel at technical exchange meetings and formal design reviews
• Work interactively with multiple engineering fields in a fast-paced environment to develop cost-effective solutions to thermal control requirements which also satisfy producibility objectives defined by Manufacturing and Quality groups

What Required Skills You'll Bring :

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM
• Experience with Avcoat or other ablative materials
• Experience with Non-Destructive Experiment (NDE) evaluation techniques and capabilities
• Experience with material allowable test planning and execution

What Desired Skills You'll Bring :

• Experience with probability of detection test plan development and execution
• Hands-on experience with use of bonding materials, processes and techniques
• Experience with NASA programs

Other :

• Proof of U.S. citizenship
• Work Location : TBD or Remote

KODA Technologies Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact [email protected] to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

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