Materials Engineer I

Posted: 2026-09-18 • Location: Portsmouth, RI (1847 W Main Rd, Nimitz South Bldg) • Role Type: Onsite (U.S. citizens or persons eligible for DoD Secret clearance required).

What You Will Do

• Evaluate materials against specifications and performance requirements.
• Develop and/or validate material properties and processes for existing and new products.
• Provide resolutions to technical, operational, and supplier problems related to materials and processes.
• Conduct hands‑on testing of materials using a variety of laboratory techniques.
• Follow standard written protocols and develop/fabricate unique test plans and setups.
• Review material documentation and assess specifications.
• Engage with subject‑matter experts to understand material usage.
• Collaborate with suppliers on material‑related issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
• Experience with laboratory equipment such as universal testing machines (Instron, MTS), hardness testers, scanning electron microscopes (SEM), optical microscopes, polishers/grinders, FTIR spectroscopy, DSC, and DMA.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance (active and existing after day 1).
• Preferred: experience with instrumental analysis and laboratory techniques (Instron testing, hardness testing, cross‑sectioning, microscopy, SEM, etc.).
• Preferred: troubleshooting analytical instrument problems, performing analysis, and interpreting data.
• Preferred: familiarity with material safety data sheets, military specifications, and ASTM test methods.
• Preferred: ability to write concise technical reports summarizing analyses.
• Preferred: experience leading and completing large‑scale, multi‑disciplinary scientific projects, including failure‑analysis investigations.

Pay

Salary range: $57,200 – $108,800 USD (estimate representing all experience levels; final offer considers role, responsibilities, experience, location, education, and key skills).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts and flexible work schedules.
• Employee assistance program and Employee Scholar Program.
• Parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
• Eligibility for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs (subject to performance and business factors).
• Relocation eligibility (subject to business‑unit policies).

What We Offer

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