Engineer Materials I

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Materials Engineer I

Woodward’s Windsor, Colorado location is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Materials Engineer 1 to join our team. In this entry-level role, you will perform materials testing, evaluation, and certification to support our engineering and manufacturing processes. You’ll gain valuable hands-on experience in areas such as materials analysis, failure investigation, and qualification of components and processes, while collaborating with senior engineers and cross-functional teams.

Relocation Compensation Offered For Relocation to the Windsor, Colorado area

Estimated annual base pay: $65,000-$89,000

• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity. 
  • 401(k) match (4.5%)
  • Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
  • Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members  
• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays. 
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire
• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave. 
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption Assistance  
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits. 
• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life 
• Member referral bonus 
• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending 
• Voluntary benefits, including:  
• Home / Auto Insurance discounts 
• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave 

Key Responsibilities:

• Materials Testing and Evaluation: Conducts tests such as microstructure evaluation, residual stress, and hardness testing on various metals.
• Qualification and Certification: Performs qualification of braze joints, weld joints, EDM surfaces, coating, consumables, heat treatments, and platings
• Contamination Analysis: Produces data for metals analysis and collaborates with others for material identification and interpretation.
• Failure Analysis: Conducts failure analyses focused on specific, single-component issues using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and optical instruments.  Prepares report that documents findings and corrective actions. 
• Learning and Development: Gains knowledge and skills by learning from more senior materials engineers.
• Tensile and Fatigue Testing: Performs mechanical testing of various materials at room and elevated temperatures.  Captures and interprets data to share with engineering and product design.  

Key Skills:

• Basic engineering knowledge and understanding of component and material functions, with familiarity in common technical references like ASM Handbooks.
• Ability to learn in-house special processes, engineering drawings, and associated standards.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with growing proficiency in technical writing and presentations tailored to the audience.
• Basic problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analytical calculation abilities.
• Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, the theory behind quantitative measurement techniques.
• Proficiency in using PCs and associated software, with the ability to learn equipment-specific and application-specific tools.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment.
• Basic knowledge of internal information management systems and familiarity with job-relevant documents and procedures

Other Qualifications:

• 4 Year Bachelors BS degree

Application window is anticipated to close 7 days from original posting date.

This information is provided in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and is the company’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).   All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee).

Woodward is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local laws.