Materials Engineer – Aerospace
Cleveland, OH
Competitive Pay

Materials Engineer Position Summary

The Materials Engineer supports aerospace manufacturing, quality, and engineering teams by evaluating metallic materials, conducting metallurgical analysis, and providing technical recommendations for flight- and safety-critical hardware. This role is responsible for supporting failure investigations, process improvements, material qualifications, and engineering decisions while ensuring compliance with AS9100, customer, and regulatory requirements.

Materials Engineer Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate metallic materials and manufacturing processes to support production, quality, and engineering initiatives.
• Perform metallurgical evaluations including metallographic sample preparation, microscopic analysis, hardness testing, and interpretation of material characteristics.
• Investigate material-related failures and manufacturing defects by conducting root cause analysis and recommending corrective actions.
• Analyze microstructures, heat treatment conditions, coatings, grain size, inclusions, and other material characteristics to verify compliance with engineering requirements.
• Prepare technical reports documenting findings, engineering conclusions, and recommendations for production release, customer approvals, and engineering disposition.
• Support Material Review Board (MRB) activities, nonconformance investigations, deviations, waivers, and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Design Engineering, and Supply Chain to resolve material-related issues and improve manufacturing processes.
• Assist with qualification of new materials, suppliers, manufacturing processes, and heat treatment methods.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100 quality standards, customer specifications, ASTM/AMS standards, and internal engineering procedures.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on material performance, manufacturing efficiency, and product reliability.

Materials Engineer Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related engineering discipline.
• Understanding of metallurgy, materials characterization, heat treatment, and material properties of metallic alloys.
• Knowledge of metallographic preparation techniques and optical microscopy.
• Familiarity with engineering analysis, technical documentation, and root cause investigation methods.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Experience in an aerospace, manufacturing, or other regulated industry is preferred.
• Familiarity with AS9100, ASTM, AMS, FAA, or NADCAP standards is preferred.
• Exposure to hardness testing, microhardness, or additional materials characterization techniques is a plus.