Materials Engineer (Gas Turbine Coatings)

Location: San Diego, California; onsite five days a week. Relocation is available. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: $128,470–$192,710 per year

Company

hirify.global, a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar, manufactures mid-sized industrial gas turbines and provides turbine-powered compressor sets, generator sets, and mechanical drives.

What you will do

• Develop, optimize, qualify, implement, and sustain protective coating systems for gas turbine components, including airfoils, combustor hardware, shrouds, and structural parts.
• Define coating architectures, process windows, and acceptance criteria based on service environment, component design, and life requirements.
• Support new product introduction by selecting and qualifying coatings against performance, cost, and schedule targets.
• Provide technical support for manufacturing process control, troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and repair technologies.
• Lead supplier qualification and oversight through audits, capability assessments, and corrective actions.
• Perform coating failure analysis and support product problem resolution, repair, overhaul, remanufacturing, and field-support programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, Ceramic Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of related industry experience.
• Knowledge of high-temperature materials, surface engineering, turbomachinery applications, and engineering analysis techniques.
• Experience working cross-functionally with manufacturing and product engineering.
• Hands-on experience with thermal barrier coatings, APS, EB-PVD, MCrAlY and diffusion bond coats, and oxidation and corrosion protection systems.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or PhD in Materials Science, Ceramic Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with coating characterization, supplier qualification, industrial gas turbine environments, and turbomachinery failure analysis.
• Knowledge of coatings for additive manufacturing processes.
• Prior operational experience and familiarity with Lean Six Sigma or Agile.
• Leadership, change management, and concurrent project management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid time off, holidays, and volunteer time.
• 401(k), HSA, and FSA plans.
• Disability, life insurance, parental leave, and adoption benefits.
• Career development, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance, incentive bonus, and employee discounts.