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Are you ready to embark on an exciting career with a leading turbomachinery and jet engine aerospace engineering company? At Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT), we're not just about cutting-edge products; we're about shaping the future of aerospace innovation. If you're looking for a workplace that thrives on creativity, collaboration, and expertise, you've found your home!

Located in the stunning setting of Jupiter, Florida, FTT is a growing world-class turbomachinery company with a vibrant team of over 300 engineers and technicians, bringing together more than 4,000 years of combined experience in aerospace (military and commercial), industrial, and space turbomachinery. For 25 years, we've been at the forefront of next-generation technologies, specializing in rocket turbopumps, aircraft engines, and high-performance jet engines for cruise missiles and unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

At FTT, we offer a comprehensive suite of services including design, aerodynamics, performance, heat transfer, rotor dynamics and bearing design, structural analysis, manufacturing, testing, and field support. Our Turbine Technologies division also provides innovative engineering services, testing, and material solutions for military and commercial engines, space propulsion, and industrial power applications.

With additional offices in Derby, UK, and Wildau, Germany, we proudly extend our reputation for engineering excellence to the European marketplace, enhancing our access to cutting-edge manufacturing capabilities and a robust supply chain.

Our parent company, Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, empowers us to leverage cross-industry capabilities, delivering innovative and cost-effective solutions that benefit our customers.

This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. FTT will require proof of status prior to employment.

General Job Summary:

The Senior Materials Lifing Engineer is an on?call position and will have the knowledge and experience to provide technical support for company programs involving aerospace and land?based turbomachinery component design, manufacture, repair, and testing. The role focuses on material behavior, degradation modeling, damage tolerance, and lifing analysis of critical components.

Essential Job Functions:

• Document problem statements, observations, conclusions, calculations, lifing assumptions, and engineering recommendations.
• Review component drawings and material specifications containing durability, lifing, or damage?tolerance requirements for the Materials Engineering discipline.
• Develop and present materials lifing and degradation mechanisms familiarization training for internal engineering.
• Support program component technical analysis and life prediction tasks including fatigue, crack growth, creep, corrosion?fatigue, and environmental degradation.
• Define destructive and non?destructive testing requirements for lifing substantiation and generate test plans to characterize material behavior per program needs.
• Evaluate material non?conformances (geometry, defects, process upsets) and determine impact on lifing margins. Provide technically sound corrective?action recommendations.
• Work with suppliers to define material and processing requirements, address technical concerns, and provide status updates to program stakeholders.
• Identify new analysis tools, inspection methods, or test capabilities that enhance lifing accuracy and improve component reliability.
• May mentor junior engineers and laboratory personnel in materials behavior, durability methods, and lifing workflows.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Expert knowledge of metallurgical and material properties of turbomachinery alloys and coating systems, including their degradation mechanisms under operational environments.
• Deep understanding of fatigue (HCF/LCF), fracture mechanics, crack propagation, creep, oxidation, corrosion, and environmental effects on material lifing.
• Strong background in manufacturing processes and material variability for castings, forgings, additive components, and fabrications (welding/brazing), and the lifing implications of these processes.
• Experience performing durability and life prediction analyses using industry lifing tools and structural analysis software.
• Ability to interpret material characterization data, fracture surfaces, and test results to establish or refine material life models.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively summarize, document, and communicate analysis results to program stakeholders.
• Ability to make technical presentations internally and to customers.
• Capable of developing procedures, standard methods, and lifing documentation for aerospace turbomachinery components.

Education and Experience:

• B.S./M.S. in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, or related field.
• Minimum of 10+ years' experience in materials lifing, durability analysis, or related engineering roles.
• Recognized accreditation or certification in fracture mechanics, fatigue analysis, or durability engineering preferred.