MP&P Engineer - Composite/Interior Composite

Job Title: MP&P Engineer
Location: Mesa, AZ
Duration: 12+ Months, Possible Extension

Regular and predictable attendance is required.

We are seeking a 2nd shift motivated and collaborative Materials and Processes (M&P) Engineer to join our Composite Materials Fabrication Site in Mesa, Arizona.

Are you a hands-on materials and processes engineer who thrives at the intersection of lab, factory, and design? Join our Composite Materials Fabrication Site in Mesa, AZ, and help shape advanced aerospace platforms. We are looking for a motivated, collaborative engineer-either early-career or experienced-who is passionate about composites, polymer chemistry, failure analysis, and production problem-solving.

Position Responsibilities

• Work in a casual, professional environment with multi-disciplinary engineering teams who deliver cutting-edge aerospace solutions.
• Split your time between office, lab, and production floor-see ideas move from test to flight.
• Influence real products on advanced and proprietary air platforms.
• Clear paths for long-term career growth into technical leadership or management.
• Use your curiosity and technical grit to solve meaningful manufacturing challenges every day.
• Ensure the efficient production of our world-class aerospace products, including advanced platforms for our Air Proprietary programs.

What You'll Do

• Apply chemistry, physics, and material science to develop and qualify composite materials and processing methods.
• Provide technical evaluation and material and process support to composite part fabrication.
• Perform root-cause investigations and implement corrective & preventive actions for material and process issues.
• Create and execute test plans, write reports, and input to specifications for materials, tools, and processes.
• Qualify and approve equipment, materials, and processes.
• Guide material testing in the Materials & Processes Laboratory.
• Coordinate with other disciplines such as Design Engineering, Production Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Engineering, and Procurement.
• Travel to suppliers as needed.
• Integrate new technologies and promote standardization across product lines.
• Manage test/audit programs, ensure regulatory and contractual compliance, and incorporate EHS, LEAN, and Quality principles into your work.
• This role is full-time 2nd shift and is expected to be 100% onsite.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required. Special Program Access or other Government Access Requirements are mandatory for this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science. (And a Bachelor's degree and 2 years' experience or a Master's degree).
• Willingness to work 2nd shift.

Preferred Skills

• 2 years working with composites, elastomers, and associated processing techniques.
• Hands-on lab experience with polymer chemistry analytical techniques.
• Familiarity with materials such as epoxy, cyanate ester, bismaleimide, urethane, polyimide, reinforcements, and adhesives.
• Experience with composite failure modes (structural and nonstructural) and failure analysis.
• Experience in technical specifications, reports, and test plans.
• Comfortable reading engineering drawings and using office software.
• Experience in creating and delivering technical presentations and briefings.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team-based environment.

For immediate consideration please click APPLY. Please share your latest resume at Nishant.singh@artech.com .