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As the organization's technical expert in tribology and seal-face materials, you will drive innovation across advanced ceramics, coatings, carbon materials, composites, and surface engineering technologies. Your work will directly influence product reliability, extend equipment life, and help solve some of the industry's most challenging wear and friction-related problems.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead research and development of advanced materials, coatings, and surface-engineered solutions for mechanical seal and rotating equipment applications. \nDevelop innovative material systems that improve seal-face performance, wear resistance, dry-running capability, and overall product durability. \nDesign and execute tribology, material characterization, and validation testing to evaluate friction, wear, lubrication behavior, and thermal performance. \nPerform root-cause investigations on laboratory, manufacturing, and field failures, identifying degradation mechanisms and recommending corrective actions. \nApply advanced characterization techniques including optical microscopy, electron microscopy, hardness testing, profilometry, and surface analysis methods. \nPartner with product engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supplier teams to optimize material selection, processing methods, and product performance. \nCollaborate with universities, research organizations, laboratories, and technology partners to accelerate material innovation and development. \nServe as the technical authority for tribology and advanced seal-face materials, providing guidance across engineering, manufacturing, and customer-facing teams.\nRequired Qualifications\nMaster's degree in Materials Science & Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.\n10+ years of industrial experience in materials research and development, advanced materials engineering, or related fields. \nDemonstrated experience developing and advancing material systems, formulations, or material technologies in a commercial environment.\nStrong expertise in tribology, including friction, wear, lubrication behavior, contact mechanics, and degradation mechanisms. \nExperience with advanced ceramics, coatings, carbon materials, composites, polymers, metals, or other performance-critical material systems. \nProven experience designing and interpreting tribology, material characterization, validation, and performance testing.\nExperience conducting failure analysis and structured root-cause investigations for material or product performance issues.\nStrong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a cross-functional global organization.\nPreferred Qualifications\nPhD in Materials Science, Ceramic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.\nExperience supporting mechanical seals, pumps, compressors, bearings, mixers, or other rotating equipment applications. \nExpertise in advanced ceramics development, processing, and characterization. \nExperience with surface engineering technologies, wear-resistant coatings, and material performance enhancement solutions. \nExperience working with universities, research institutions, or externally sponsored research programs. \nPatent, publication, invention disclosure, or technical thought leadership experience. \nExperience with silicon carbide, carbon materials, composites, graphene-based technologies, or advanced seal-face materials. \nPreferred Locations\nKalamazoo, Michigan\nTemecula, California\nBethlehem, Pennsylvania\nThis position is highly hands-on and laboratory focused. Regular onsite presence is preferred to support testing, research, analysis, and collaboration activities.\nWhat We Can Offer You\nAt Flowserve, you'll find a range of options to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being while building a rewarding career with a global industry leader.\nOur benefits include:\nCompetitive Salary\nMedical, Dental & Vision Insurance\nRetirement Planning & Financial Wellness Resources\nFlexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)\nShort- and Long-Term Disability\nParental Leave\nLife, Supplemental Life, Child, Spousal, and AD&D Insurance\nBenefits may vary by location and employment status\nThe pay range for this role is $90,257.66 - $135,496.82 per year.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4816,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Parental leave","Retirement plans","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Industrial Machinery","Maintenance, Repair & Operations (MRO)"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-06T02:45:36Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"adverts_offering_sponsorship_24m":0,"sanctioned_now":false,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 21 · green card filings: 1","filings_12m":21,"filings_prev_12m":13,"green_card_filings_12m":1,"median_offered_wage_usd":103864,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-08T10:45:15+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":28,"reasons":["conf:24","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-08T05:47:12Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":135496,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/flowserve-senior-materials-scientist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/flowserve-senior-materials-scientist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-08T13:50:11Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":29317,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-09T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1808291},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1808291"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fflowserve-senior-materials-scientist"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fflowserve-senior-materials-scientist"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fflowserve-senior-materials-scientist"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/flowserve-senior-materials-scientist\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fflowserve-senior-materials-scientist"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3850217}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"flowserve.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3850217},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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