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🍪 Privacy Notice This website uses cookies to improve your web experience. By using the site, you agree to the use of cookies. dismiss Senior Materials Engineer Saratoga, CAE-Space US – Engineering, Manufacturing & Operations /Full-Time /On-Site APPLY FOR THIS JOB Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place! E-Space is bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services. We are building a highly-advanced low Earth orbit (LEO) space system that will fundamentally change the design, economics, manufacturing and service delivery associated with traditional satellite and terrestrial IoT systems. We’re intentional, we’re unapologetically curious and we’re 100% committed to innovate space-based communications and deliver actionable intelligence that will expand global economies, protect space and our planet and enhance our overall quality of life. About the role: We are looking for a hands-on Senior Materials Engineer to lead the development, prototyping, and qualification of material solutions for spacecraft components. You will own the material selection, process development, and testing pipeline — from rapid vendor prototyping through environmental qualification — for polymer and flexible component architectures. This is a role for someone who doesn't just understand materials in the abstract but has deep intuition for how material choices and process parameters affect system-level performance in thin constructions — foils, vapor-deposited films, adhesive layers, and flexible laminates.  What you will do: Own material selection and process development for thin-film and flexible spacecraft components, with attention to how material properties influence electromagnetic and optical behavior.  Develop and scale vacuum deposition and coating processes, with a clear understanding of how lab-scale prototyping translates to volume manufacturing — yield, throughput, process control, and cost.  Drive rapid prototyping cycles by working directly with material vendors and contract manufacturers to source, fabricate, and iterate on component prototypes.  Define and execute environmental test campaigns (thermal vacuum, radiation, atomic oxygen, outgassing, UV exposure, thermal cycling) to qualify materials for the space environment.  Collaborate with Thermal, Optical & RF engineers to correlate material and process variations with measured performance, closing the loop between fabrication and function.  Evaluate substrates, conductive films, adhesives, and coatings for combined structural, thermal, and electromagnetic suitability.  What you bring to this role: BS/MS in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.  5+ years of experience in materials engineering with direct, hands-on work on thin-film deposition and coating processes in a production or pre-production environment.  Understanding of how material properties (dielectric, conductive, mechanical) affect Thermal, RF and optical system performance.  Experience qualifying materials for the space environment, including familiarity with outgassing standards, thermal vacuum testing, and radiation effects on polymers and thin films.  Demonstrated ability to work with external vendors to rapidly develop and iterate on prototype hardware.  Practical understanding of manufacturing scale-up — you've thought carefully about how a process moves from prototyping to continuous, high-volume production.  Comfort working across disciplines — you don't need to be an antenna or RF engineer, but you need to connect material decisions to system performance.  $140,000 - $190,000 a year The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position in question, which is based on market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on location, skills and expertis ... (truncated, view full listing at source)