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We're standing that lab up right now: mechanical testing (tensile, LCF, HCF, creep, high-temperature), metallography, and SEM. This is your chance to be the first dedicated lab and test engineer in a brand new lab and work with world-class material scientists and engineers to create the supersonic jet engine that enables a supersonic passenger renaissance.\nCreate a new, state-of-the-art materials lab - this is the role you’ve been looking for.\nAt most places, you’ll inherit a lab with equipment other people picked and processes others defined. This is your chance to create a new lab from scratch, the way you’ve always wanted to see it done. Help spec equipment, hire lab techs, and define the way lab work gets done. You’ll select and commission the test frames, write the initial procedures, run the campaigns, reduce the data, and work directly with the design engineers to create the supersonic engine that will be part of aviation history. Come get hands on real parts from test articles that we’re running down the road, and that come back to your bench with a story to tell.\nWhat you'll do\nPlan and execute mechanical test campaigns on aerospace alloys: tensile (room and elevated temperature), LCF/HCF fatigue, and creep/stress rupture\nWork shoulder-to-shoulder with lab technicians and senior M&P engineers - everyone preps, everyone tests, everyone documents\nWrite and validate the lab's test procedures against ASTM standards - then improve them\nBuild the data backbone: specimen tracking, test logs, raw data pipelines, and reduction scripts that turn test output into design-usable material data\nSupport metallographic evaluation and SEM inspection - microstructure verification, fractography, and failure analysis on engine hardware\nSupport allowables-style test programs: test matrices, traceability, and statistical treatment of material property data\nHelp commission new lab equipment and stand up new test capabilities from scratch\nSupport NCR and root cause investigations with disciplined, documented methodology\nThis job is demanding\nThe procedure you need won't exist yet - you'll write it. The test you're asked to run may be one the company has never performed - you'll figure out how to do it validly, prove it, and document it. The data you produce will drive decisions on engine hardware, which means your traceability and intellectual honesty have to be absolute. If a result is uncertain, we need to know that more than we need it to look good.\nYou probably have\nA degree in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, or related with hands-on real world experience and/or lab-focused research\nGenuine hands-on testing experience - you have personally gripped specimens, aligned load trains, mounted extensometers, and broken things on purpose\nWorking knowledge of mechanical testing fundamentals and the ASTM standards that govern them (or the ability to ramp on them fast)\nData skills beyond plotting: software automation and scripting for repeatable analysis, and an instinct for traceability\nEnough metallurgy to connect microstructure to properties - and curiosity to go deeper on superalloys\nDocumentation habits that would survive an audit\nIt would be great if you have\nFatigue (LCF/HCF) or creep testing experience, especially at elevated temperature\nExperience with nickel superalloys, titanium, or other aerospace alloys\nMetallography and SEM/fractography experience\nExposure to allowables programs, MMPDS/CMH-17 concepts, or statistical treatment of material data\nExperience commissioning lab equipment or standing up a new test capability\nExperience in an R&D, test lab, or startup-pace environment\nWhy Boom\nYou will be the first dedicated engineer in a materials lab that a jet engine program depends on - with scope, ownership, and mentorship from senior M&P engineers who've done this at the highest level. The lab you help build, the procedures you write, and the database you start will outlast this job posting by decades. The materials work directly and immediately contribute to American energy production and the return of supersonic passenger flight. There is no equivalent seat at an established OEM.\nIf building the lab - and generating the data a supersonic engine gets designed on - is the start you want for your career, apply.\nWhat is it REALLY like to work at Boom?Find out here.\nCompensation\nP2 Level - Typically 0 - 4 years of experience - Base salary range: $117,000 - $158,000\nP3 Level - Typically 5 - 10 years of experience - Base salary range: $137,000 - $184,000\nActual salaries will vary based on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance.\nThere is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.\nBenefits\nAlong with competitive pay and meaningful equity, Boom offers:\nMedical coverage, with Boom paying 70% of medical premiums\nFully paid dental and vision premiums for employee-only coverage\nA $100-$300 company HSA match on eligible medical plans\nA 401(k) with a company match\nGenerous paid time off and company holidays\nPaid parental leave\nConfidential counseling, coaching, and therapy resources for you and your family\nCompany-paid life and disability insurance\nPet insurance\nA $1,000 contribution to Invest America accounts for Boom babies\nHealthy meals, an on-site gym, and a fully stocked kitchen\nOngoing wellness events\nDiscounts on technology, concerts, and rental cars\nA dedicated real estate team to help you find a home\nITAR Requirement\nTo conform to U.S. Government aerospace technology export regulations (ITAR and EAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.\nBoom is an equal opportunity employer, including for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. 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