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Materials Engineer
2018-06-05 16:27:54| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Specific Tasks o Act as Project Focal Point with a nonmetallic materials and processes expert role for defined ESA projects, reporting to the Projects Engineering as well as Product Assurance and Safety Managers, including participation to Projects meetings, reviews and audits o Support Materials and Processes reviews, Materials and Processes Control Boards MPCBs and participate as Engineering andor PA Board Member in ESA Programme reviews milestones including PRRs, SRRs, PDRs, CDRs, QARs, FRRs, etc. o Review Declared Materials, Parts and Processes Lists DMLs, DPLs, and DMPLs as well as RFAs, RFDsRFWs, ECPs, etc. o Perform laboratory characterisation and verification for space use on spacecraft and launchers of a variety of nonmetallic materials including but not limited to ceramics, glasses, polymers, adhesives, coatings, composites and thermoplastics as well as all associated manufacturing processes o Analyse the behaviour and perform failure investigation of nonmetallic materials and their associated manufacturing processes using a variety of laboratory equipment, among others NDI, physicchemical laboratory simulation, testing and analysis, thermal analysis, chemical analysis, physical and microscopic analysis, surface analysis, spectroscopic analysis, etc. o Support major NonConformances Review Board activities, perform failure analysis and failure investigation using a variety of laboratory tools including acoustic microscopy, optical microscopy, confocal microscopy, XRD, XRay, NDI etc. and drafting of related reports o Contribute to the establishment issuing and implementation of standards for the development and the procurement of space grade materials o Support the operation and regular updating of the associated management information tools and system databases, including dedicated materials and processes databases o Participate to the DivisionSection RD strategy definition and implementation, while supporting issuing roadmaps and strategic papers related to the DivisionSection disciplines o Support the preparation, issuing and management of the technology roadmaps for advanced nonmetallic materials and processes developments o Support the definition and implementation of the Research and Technology activities in the domain of nonmetallic materials, structural ceramics and related manufacturing processes and coating systems o Support the evaluation of proposals for technology RD activities on their technical merit, consistency and priorities and recommendation for ESA endorsement o Support the coordination of technology RD activities, monitoring of the procurement implementation, evaluation and reporting of the achieved results and lessons learnt to the relevant ESA Directorates and key Partners The technical competence shall especially cover deep experience of the following materials classes and technologies 1. Processingproduction, testing, and performance evaluation of carbonfibre reinforced composites. 2. Processing e.g. joining, surface treatments, testing, and performance evaluation of metallic materials e.g. Alalloys, Tialloys. 3. Processing of polymeric materials and their joining technologies. Requirements Requirements PhD or Master degree in materials sciences or mechanical engineering. Minimum 4 years of experience in materials and processes engineering. Good knowledge about general materials test methodologies and especially experience in mechanical testing and fatigue life assessment. Experience in defining and executing test plans for materials qualification and process validation. Capability to take decisions for selection of materials and processes for space applications.
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