Senior Materials Engineer

About EDGE and POWERTECH

Role Summary

Responsibilities

• Organize materials database knowledge and strategy.
• Advise product engineering teams on material behavior and characteristics during component and system design and validation.
• Support industrialization, engineering manufacturing, and supply chain teams across production from raw materials to delivery.
• Define and approve materials for compressor, turbine, combustion chamber, casing, shaft, bearing, intake, and exhaust components.
• Manage material risks and criticality, and assess performance and manufacturing scenarios.
• Define material qualification and testing as needed, including creep, LCF/HCF, and corrosion testing.
• Investigate root causes and metallurgical issues and assess material non-conformances.
• Support supplier qualification and audits.
• Prepare materials deliverables and compliance documentation.

Basic Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience in turbofan propulsion, aerospace, or other complex engineered systems.
• Expertise in nickel superalloys, titanium alloys, CMC, single-crystal materials, stainless steels, ceramic coatings, TBC, and composites.
• Knowledge of materials testing, behavior laws, parameters, and characterization.
• Understanding of turbofan architecture, integration constraints, performance drivers, and technology interfaces.
• Experience with or exposure to manufacturing and machining processes, production, FAI, validation, and qualification.
• Knowledge of ASTM, ISO, and AMS standards.
• English proficiency is required unless otherwise stated.

Preferred Qualifications

• An engineering degree, MSc, or PhD in Materials Science or equivalent is preferred.
• Ability to structure complex information into actionable product decisions under pressure is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate across multicultural engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial teams is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and a team-oriented approach are preferred.

Benefits

• EDGE describes learning opportunities, career support, and competitive tax-free salaries; benefits may include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance, and education allowances, depending on role and seniority.