Materials Engineer (Industrial Gas Turbines)

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 industrial gas turbines and provides gas turbine-powered compressor sets, generator sets, and mechanical drives.

What you will do

• Lead materials engineering activities for high-temperature alloys used in turbine hot-section and structural components.
• Develop and evaluate nickel-based and cobalt-based superalloys for mechanical performance, oxidation resistance, corrosion resistance, and microstructural stability.
• Perform materials characterization using optical microscopy, SEM, EDS, EBSD, XRD, DSC, and related techniques.
• Support melting, remelting, forging, thermomechanical processing, heat treatment, mechanical testing, qualification, and implementation activities.
• Investigate material failures and service degradation involving creep, fatigue, oxidation, corrosion, wear, and environmental attack.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, suppliers, and research organizations on materials and process qualification.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of industrial experience in metallic materials engineering.
• Strong knowledge of physical and mechanical metallurgy, phase transformations, heat treatment, materials characterization, and microstructure-property relationships.
• Experience with nickel-based and/or cobalt-based superalloys and interpretation of metallographic and mechanical test data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Must work onsite in San Diego five days per week; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Materials Science, Metallurgy, or a related field.
• Experience with industrial gas turbines, aerospace engines, power generation, or other high-temperature applications.
• Knowledge of forging, casting, powder metallurgy, welding, brazing, additive manufacturing, and protective coatings.
• Experience with creep, low-cycle fatigue, high-cycle fatigue, thermo-mechanical fatigue, and life prediction methodologies.
• Familiarity with Thermo-Calc, JMatPro, Six Sigma, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement methods.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with cross-functional engineering teams and external research partners on next-generation materials technologies.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, subject to plan eligibility.
• Paid time off, holidays, volunteer time, parental leave, and adoption benefits.
• 401(k) savings plans, HSA, FSA, disability benefits, and life insurance.
• Career development, tuition reimbursement, health lifestyle programs, employee assistance, voluntary benefits, and employee discounts.