Associate Materials Engineer

From the posting

AST SpaceMobile and our global partners are building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network to be accessible by standard smartphones. Called SpaceMobile, this ultra-powerful network is being designed to provide connectivity at 4G/5G speeds everywhere on the planet – on land, at sea and in flight.

Position Overview

Materials Engineer will perform material selection, qualification, testing and analysis of composite materials used in satellite structures, supporting material and design qualification for space applications. This role executes thermal, mechanical, and microstructural testing, interprets and cross-correlates results to assess material integrity, and documents findings that support qualification of flight hardware materials.

Key Responsibilities:

Plan and execute mechanical, thermal, and microstructural testing of composite materials and structural components specific to satellite hardware.

Operate and interpret data from DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry), DMA (Dynamic Mechanical Analysis), UTM (Universal Testing Machine), surface energy analyzer, optical microscopy, profilometry and other composite and polymer testing.

Cross-correlate results across test methods to assess material integrity, performance, and failure behavior.

Perform statistical analysis of test data, including B-basis allowable development, and apply design of experiments to test planning. …

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