Materials & Process Engineer

Responsibilities

• Materials & Process Development
• Own the selection, characterization, and qualification of metallic materials across General Matter's hardware
• Develop physical, mechanical, and thermal property data and design allowables to support hardware design decisions
• Define and improve manufacturing and special processes for metals (e.g., heat treatment, welding).
• Drive material and process choices that increase reliability and reduce cost as we move from development into production
• Cross-Functional Interface
• Serve as the connective tissue between chemistry / materials-science and hardware development, translating materials constraints into engineering decisions and back again
• Partner daily with design, manufacturing, and test engineering to solve complex materials and process challenges on current and next-generation hardware
• Provide technical review of drawings, specifications, and material requirements
• Characterization & Failure Analysis
• Lead root-cause investigations using fractography, metallography, and mechanical testing
• Establish characterization and inspection methods, including non-destructive evaluation, to control quality across metals