# Engineering Co-Op - Materials Science R&D

Overview About Cretex Medical Cretex Medical is a family of companies that provides manufacturing and engineering services to medical device OEMs. We offer a complete range of end-to-end manufacturing capabilities, the latest technologies, and the talent to match any manufacturing or engineering challenge. Learn more at www.cretexmedical.com. Responsibilities Position summary The Engineering Co-op will be responsible for providing technical support focusing on the research of processing parameter effects on the resultant metallurgy of nickel-titanium (Nitinol) alloys. The Co-Op will assist the Engineering department with research and development (R&D) pertaining to metallurgical analysis and metrology. This is a Co-op and will run from May 2027 - December 2027 This position will require onsite full time hours for the entire duration of the Co-op, it will not be possible to attend classes. Essential Job Functions Provide internal customer technical support Part manufacturability technical support Assist with the implementation of process and design improvements Support and comply with the company Quality System, ISO, and medical device requirements Read, understand, and follow work

- **Id**: 3788165
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cretex-engineering-co-op-materials-science-rd>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Dassel, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T04:46:51Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T05:10:15Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5068
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- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, Parental leave, Retirement plans, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Materials Science & Nanotechnology, Plastics & Polymers, Contract Manufacturing, Building Materials

## Company

- **Id**: 4423483
- **Name**: Cretex
- **Domain**: cretex.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cretex>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: iCIMS

## Salary

- **Min**: 25
- **Max**: 25
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: hour
- **Usd annual**: 50000

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no
- **Outlook** — Optional: no
- **Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM)** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T04:46:51Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 64
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.809
- **P room**: 0.788
- **Age days**: 6
- **Expected fill days**: 8
- **Reasons**: conf:0, velocity, win:late
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 50000
- **Is top pay**: no

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