Material Characterization jobs in Hawthorne, CA

Hawthorne, California

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SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. MATERIALS ENGINEER, POLYMERS (DRAGON) As an engineer within the Materials Engineering department, you will use your knowledge, experience, and creativity to solve difficult material and process challenges to enable hi

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USD 100,000.00 - 130,000.00 per year

Associate, Materials Process Engineer

Los Angeles, California

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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3Harris is the Trus

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USD 68,000.00 - 126,000.00 per year

Materials Engineer - Metallurgy

Los Angeles, California

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About Us At Antares, our long-term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt. We're fueled by the belief that advanced nuclear energy can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space. To achieve our mission, we're building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors that can be used terrestrially, underwater, and in space. The Antares team hails from SpaceX, the Wh

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USD 115,000.00 - 150,000.00 per year

Materials & Process Engineer - Advanced Composites Manufacturing

Hawthorne, California

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Materials & Process Engineer - Advanced Composites Hawthorne, California | On-site Opportunity Summary Join a well-funded, seed-stage advanced manufacturing company developing high-performance composite hardware for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications. The company has strong momentum across both commercial programs and the Department of War, with active contracts and plans to significantly expand its manufacturing footprint. As a Materials & Process Engineer, you will work across

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USD 110,000.00 - 150,000.00 per year

Engineering Manager, Arc Vehicle Mechanical

Los Angeles, California

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Advanced Reentry Technologies Who We Are: Inversion is an aerospace and defense company pioneering advanced reentry technology to enable next-generation capabilities from space. By combining high-performance materials, precision aerodynamics, and mission-driven autonomy, Inversion is transforming reentry into an operational capability for an entirely new class of missions. The company's highly maneuverable reentry spacecraft, Arc, is designed for rapid global cargo delivery, hypersonic testin

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USD 148,000.00 - 203,000.00 per year

Principal TPS Materials Engineer

Los Angeles, California

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Full-time

USD 175,000.00 - 244,000.00 per year

Materials & Processes Engineer, Metallics

Long Beach, California

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Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Haven Demo's 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company

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USD 86,100.00 - 122,220.00 per year

Mechanical Engineer V - Design

Remote or Reno, Nevada

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Voyager is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space. Forge the Future: Join Voyager Technologies The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, w

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USD 130,000.00 - 200,000.00 per year

Field Service Engineer II (Dualbeam) Bloomington, MN REMOTE

Remote or Bloomington, Minnesota

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Work Schedule Flex with On Call Duty Environmental Conditions Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Laboratory Setting, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Will work with hazardotoxic materials Job Description At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do meaningful work that helps our customers make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Our electron microscopy technologies su

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USD 29.46 - 44.19 per hour

Field Service Engineer I (Analytical Instrumentation) Various Locations

Remote or Texas

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Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc allowed, Fluctuating Temps hot/cold, Laboratory Setting, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Standing for f

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USD 23.26 - 34.88 per hour

Senior Thermal Engineer

El Segundo, California

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A New Paradigm For Space Operations. Who We Are: Space Kinetic is a dual-use space technology startup building a completely new architecture for space operations - one that brings the advantages of proliferated drone technology (low-cost, operationally flexible, attainable, distributed) to space missions while reducing the ecosystem's reliance on consumable fuel. In a world where many companies are focused on incrementally improving the status quo, we are focused on creating something entirely

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USD 140,000.00 - 180,000.00 per year

Materials Engineer, Moderator Materials

El Segundo, California

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About Radiant Radiant is an El Segundo, CA-based startup building the world's first mass-produced, portable nuclear microreactors. The company's first reactor, Kaleidos, is a 1-megawatt, fail-safe microreactor that can be transported anywhere power is needed and run for up to 5 years without refueling. Portable nuclear power with rapid-deploy capability can replace similar-sized diesel generators and provide critical asset support for hospitals, data centers, remote sites, and military bases. R

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Materials & Process Engineer

Los Angeles, California

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About the Company General Matter is enriching uranium in America. Our goal is to design, build, and operate the world's lowest-cost enrichment services in the United States. Our mission is to restore America's ability to produce nuclear fuel, fuel that will power AI, advanced manufacturing, critical industries, and the next generation of nuclear reactors. Ultimately, our work will help power national ambitions and enable a high-energy society. We were incubated by Founders Fund, like Anduri

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USD 140,000.00 - 190,000.00 per year

Senior Heat Treat Process Engineer

Long Beach, California

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At Relativity Space, we're building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that's just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known. Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact ex

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USD 132,000.00 - 198,000.00 per year

Senior Solar Process Engineer

Los Angeles, California

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K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by over $1 billion in total funding from leading investors including Altimeter Capital, ICONIQ, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and T. Rowe Price - and with over $1 billion in signed contracts across commercial and US government customers, we're mass-producing the highest-power satellite platforms ever built for missi

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USD 140,000.00 - 175,000.00 per year

Principal Solar Process Engineer

Los Angeles, California

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Full-time

USD 175,000.00 - 200,000.00 per year

Material Characterization jobs in Hawthorne, CA, USA