Materials Engineer (Hydrogen)

Location: San Diego, California, United States

Salary: $120,600–$180,900 per year

Company

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

What you will do

• Provide materials engineering support for rotating and stationary gas turbine and compressor components.
• Select and qualify ferrous alloys, including martensitic and precipitation-hardened stainless steels, carbon steels, and low-alloy steels.
• Develop material specifications, technical requirements, qualification plans, and mechanical property assessments.
• Investigate material failures using metallographic, mechanical, chemical, and fractographic analysis.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for manufacturing, supplier, and field issues.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, quality, procurement, suppliers, laboratories, and service teams on material development, testing, repair, and life assessment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 8 years of relevant industrial experience.
• Strong knowledge of ferrous metallurgy, including martensitic stainless steels, precipitation-hardened stainless steels, carbon steels, and low-alloy steels.
• Experience with heat treatment, microstructural transformations, mechanical testing, metallographic evaluation, and failure investigations.
• Familiarity with forging, casting, machining, welding, and heat treatment processes.
• Ability to interpret industry specifications, material standards, and engineering drawings, with strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Materials Science, Metallurgy, or a related field.
• Experience with industrial gas turbines, compressors, turbomachinery, energy, oil and gas, or hydrogen infrastructure.
• Knowledge of ASME, AMS, ASTM, ISO, API, NACE, and related standards.
• Experience with corrosion, hydrogen embrittlement, finite element-based life assessment, damage tolerance, additive manufacturing, or advanced repair technologies.
• Experience evaluating and qualifying materials for high-pressure gaseous hydrogen and other hydrogen-containing environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with cross-functional engineering, manufacturing, quality, procurement, supplier, and service teams.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid time off, holidays, and volunteer time.
• 401(k), HSA, FSA, disability, life insurance, parental leave, and adoption benefits.
• Career development, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance, and incentive bonus programs.