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By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.\nAbout the Team\nAnduril's Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) team is rebuilding U.S. domestic production capacity for solid rocket propulsion. We're looking for a Materials and Process (M&P) Engineer to help connect how a motor is formulated, tested, and built to how it actually performs. You'll work across the full stack of solid rocket motor materials: insulation, seals, propellants, motor cases, nozzles, and energetic systems.\nAbout the Role\nThis is a role you'll grow into. Alongside a supportive team, you'll help build the M&P infrastructure that lets the RMS team scale from prototype development to high-rate production, contributing to the material specifications, process specifications, acceptance test procedures, and design allowables that turn fast-moving development work into clear, configuration-controlled engineering documentation. You'll take on more ownership as you go, and you'll have experienced engineers around you to learn from while you do.\nWe're looking for someone with solid materials-science fundamentals for aerospace applications, a habit of documenting their work so others can build on it, and genuine curiosity about how materials behave in the real world. You might be early in your career or already deep in it, either way, you like being hands-on in the lab and thinking about how to make good work repeatable.\nWhat You'll Do\nConnect polymeric material properties, characterization, and processing fundamentals to solid rocket motor design, formulation, testing, manufacturing, and performance\nBuild and maintain material specifications that connect system performance requirements to formulation for polymeric materials spanning raw materials, components, and assemblies, including liners, seals, propellants, cases (metal and composite), ablatives, insulators, adhesives, and coatings\nDevelop standard testing procedures to characterize the mechanical, viscoelastic, thermal, and surface behavior of polymeric materials across solid rocket motor components and assemblies\nCreate process specifications for manufacturing operations including propellant processing, ablative manufacturing, insulation/liner bonding and surface preparation, surface modification, coating application, adhesive curing, heat treatment, and final assembly\nRun materials characterization for polymeric materials including mechanical testing (tensile, shear, flexural, bonding), thermal analysis, rheology, cure kinetics, surface energy and interfaces, and ablation performance\nDevelop design allowables from characterization results per industry standards (CMH-17, JANNAF)\nPartner with design and manufacturing teams to review drawings and manufacturing plans, support design reviews, and troubleshoot production issues\nWork across science, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and program teams to turn mission requirements into right-sized material and process solutions\nContribute to cost-reduction and cycle-time improvement efforts for high-rate production and prepare technical documentation that lets us move fast without losing rigor\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Materials Science, Polymer Engineering, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field\n2+ years of materials and process engineering experience in material testing for aerospace, propulsion, or defense applications\nWorking knowledge in one or more of the following (with interest in growing into the others): polymer mechanics and rheology, propellant materials and processing, adhesive bonding, cure kinetics, and surface preparation\nExposure to developing material or process specifications\nExperience with material characterization, testing, and documentation\nStrong technical writing and attention to detail\nAbility to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment\nMust be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster's or Doctorate in Materials Science, Polymer Engineering, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field\nDirect experience with materials used in solid rocket motors, including insulation, seals, propellants, motor cases, nozzles, and energetic components\nDepth or growing interest in two or more of the following: high-temperature coatings, adhesives, insulation, liners, and ablatives; polymer surface characterization and modification; interfacial mechanics, chemistry, and behavior (polymer-to-polymer, metal-to-polymer, ceramic-to-polymer)\nHands-on experience with polymer processing, propellant processing, composite fabrication, ablative manufacturing, or metal case production\nExperience developing design allowables per CMH-17, JANNAF, or MIL-HDBK-17 standards\nExperience with NDI methods and developing inspection procedures\nExperience characterizing polymer material interfaces across solid rocket motor systems (insulation-to-propellant, insulation-to-motor case, seals-to-motor case) via mechanical, thermal, and/or spectroscopy methods\nFamiliarity with MIL-STDs, AIAA standards, and JANNAF best practices\nKnowledge of rocket motor design, internal ballistics, and combustion environments\nExperience participating in Engineering Review Boards, Material Review Boards, and Failure Review Boards\nExperience transitioning processes from development to production in agile environments\nUS Salary Range\n$87,000—$116,000 USD\nThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: \nBenefits\nAt Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.\nProtecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams\nAnduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.\nTo ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:\nNo Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.\n\nPlease always verify communications:Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.\nVia Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to . \n\nExercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.\n\nWhat to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to . 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