JOB TITLE: Materials and Process Engineer
LOCATION: Columbia, MO
PAY RATE: $80,000-115,000/Year

We are a national aerospace and defense staffing agency seeking highly qualified candidates for a position with a top-tier client.

Job Details:

Job Type: Contract (Full Time)

Industry: Aerospace / Defense / Aviation

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision (Cigna)

Perks: Bonus potential + Priority access via Tier 1 supplier

Openings Nationwide: Thousands of opportunities across the U.S.

Qualifying Questions:

Are you a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual) as defined under ITAR regulations?

Do you meet the educational and experience requirements for this role?

Can you commute to the job location or relocate if necessary?

Summary:

Selects, evaluates, and qualifies materials for aerospace structures, components, and assemblies.

Develops, validates, and improves manufacturing processes including machining, forming, heat treatment, welding, brazing, bonding, composites, coatings, and surface treatments.

Establishes and maintains material and process specifications, standards, work instructions, and process-control requirements.

Supports new product introduction (NPI), production ramp-up, and manufacturing readiness activities.

Investigates material and process-related defects, nonconformances, and production issues using structured root-cause analysis.

Develops corrective and preventive actions and verifies their effectiveness.

Partners with Mechanical Engineering to assess material compatibility, manufacturability, durability, and performance.

Supports qualification and certification of new materials, suppliers, processes, and equipment.

Analyzes material and process data to identify trends, improve capability, and reduce scrap and rework.

Participates in failure analysis, testing, metallurgical evaluation, and laboratory investigations.

Requirements:

Must be a U.S. Person (as defined by ITAR).

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, or a related field.

Experience with composite materials and manufacturing processes.

Knowledge of heat treatment, surface treatment, coatings, corrosion, fatigue, fracture, and material characterization.

Experience with welding, brazing, soldering, adhesive bonding, or other joining processes.

Familiarity with AS9100, FAA requirements, and aerospace material or process specifications.

Experience with statistical process control (SPC), design of experiments (DOE), and process capability analysis.

Familiarity with non-destructive testing (NDT) methods and metallographic analysis.

Experience working with aerospace OEM, customer, or regulatory qualification requirements.

Experience selecting, evaluating, and qualifying materials for aerospace applications.

About Us:

The Structures Company is a premier national aerospace and defense staffing agency specializing in contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements. We deliver expert workforce solutions across engineering, IT, production, maintenance, and support roles.

As trusted partners to leading aerospace and defense OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, we connect professionals with career opportunities to grow and excel in aviation, aerospace, and defense.

Eligibility Requirements:

Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) to comply with ITAR regulations.

Keywords: aerospace, aviation, engineering, maintenance, aircraft design, defense

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