Lunar Resources, America’s leading space industrial company, is pioneering space manufacturing, off-earth resource extraction, and in-situ resource utilization. A corporate spin-off from various NASA-sponsored technology development programs, Lunar Resources objective is to enable the economic utilization of space’s resources to enable humanity to build off earth.
R&D Additive Manufacturing Materials Engineer
The space manufacturing team is responsible for developing a range of technologies to manufacture, fabricate and weld metals and metal oxides in microgravity and the Moon. As a responsible engineer on the space manufacturing team, you will work with a multidisciplinary group of engineers, material scientists, electrochemists and metallurgists to design, build, test, and fly: space additive manufacturing systems.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Serve as a responsible engineer and take extreme ownership of the modeling, designing and testing of metal and metal oxide additive manufacturing processes.
- Perform in-depth first principles analysis and COMSOL multi-physics modeling to assess.
- Improve printed part quality via defining novel sequences\ algorithms and by process parameter manipulation.
- Drive conceptual design, design criteria definition, and component level trades.
- Drive technology improvements; work with engineers and teams across the company to ensure success of components. Innovate.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, math, engineering or scientific discipline.
- 2+ years of professional experience with additive manufacturing systems.
- Experience with electrical computer-aided design (CAD) and COMSOL Multiphysics software (COMSOL).
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Strong first-principles engineering fundamentals.
- Expert understanding of metal and/or metal oxide additive manufacturing processes.
- Experience with one or more programming languages, preferably C.
- Basic domain knowledge including surface mount soldering, EMI protection of circuits, and control of circuits using Arduinos.
- Basic understanding of solid state power components/circuits (e.g. switched mode power supply topologies, power transformers, capacitors, MOSFET’s, thyristors) and integrated circuits.
- Excellent communicator with the ability to work well in an integrated team including daily interactions with technicians, engineers, managers, and suppliers.
- Hands-on experience with 3D printer design/fabrication/troubleshooting.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project and mission milestones.
- Excited to work in a startup company culture and atmosphere.
- This position is located at Lunar Resources' facility in Houston, TX. Remote work is NOT possible for this position.