Parts, Materials and Processes Engineer
- US citizenship
How this pay compares
This posting states $100k–$175k a year. Open materials engineer jobs in California post a median of $140k a year, the middle half $115k–$158k, across 24 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post.
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About the job
Overview
Stellar Solutions, a nationally recognized “Great Place To Work”, has exciting opportunities providing Engineering solutions for innovative new-entrant space companies, as well as established space systems manufacturers, commercial space system operators and service providers, and other industry stakeholders including investors.
At Stellar Solutions, we offer talented, energetic, and immediately productive resources to satisfy our customers’ critical needs in systems engineering and integration, mission operations, program management and strategic planning. We are a leading service and expertise provider for high-tech commercial ventures, spanning communications, earth observation and remote sensing systems and data products, to the infrastructures that support earth orbiting and beyond earth orbit businesses.
Role/Responsibilities/Qualifications
Stellar Solutions is seeking a Parts, Materials and Processes Engineer to support our Civil, Commercial, Defense and/or Intelligence Customers as part of a highly talented, highly motivated and high-performing team. As part of the technical team, you will support exciting new and existing programs which involve design, development, test, and deployment of complex space systems. As a subject matter expert on Parts, Materials and Processes, you will contribute to architectural and mission success of space systems that will be utilized by a variety of government and commercial stakeholders.
In this position, the ideal candidate will
- Recommend Electrical/ Electronic/ Electromechanical (EEE) parts and materials required for Space environmental effects
- Generate required programmatic analyses, such as radiation, power, mass, EMC, reliability/FMEA, and DFMAT analyses to optimize the product design
- Recommend material selection and configuration/process improvements to address product reliability/quality/lifecycle survivability improvements
- Coordinate and characterize material and process qualifications of piece parts, assemblies, processes, and materials to meet customer/program requirements
- Generate and execute test plans, identifies and categorizes failures, determines root cause and documents results and recommendations
- Prepare Engineering Reports, Qualification Reports and Product Design Review Documents and make effective presentations
- Utilize knowledge of electronics and/or environmental test to support programs from design analysis and verification test plan definition through manufacturing implementation and final test and delivery to customer
- Coordinates resolution of issues with suppliers and customers
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret or higher security clearance, thus US Citizenship is required
Required Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)
- Master's degree or higher in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or Material Science
- 5+ years of experience in EEE parts selection
- 5+ years of experience leading or managing Corrective Actions or Root Cause Analysis
- 5+ years of experience analyzing and presenting technical data (oral or written)
- 5+ years of experience in DPA and reliability/failure/contamination analyses (part, unit, system) and test
Desired Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)
- 10 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- 10 or more years of experience in Mission Assurance
Locations: This position is designated as a fully remote role, allowing the selected candidate to work from a location within the United States.
Compensation
The typical pay range for this position is USD $100,000 - $175,000 per year. Individual pay is determined by many factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for a comprehensive total rewards package that includes an annual performance bonus, an employer-funded Profit-Sharing Plan (PSP) contribution based on base compensation, and comprehensive employer-paid medical benefits, PTO pay-out options, along with additional company-sponsored benefits. All of these benefits represent an additional 30-40% to your base compensation for a total compensation package.
Deliverable(s)
Translate customer requirements into documentation for parts, materials and process plan.
Where you can work from
This job is 100% remote, for applicants who live in the United States.
From Stellar Solutions's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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Systems engineers for Space Force, NASA and commercial space programs, from GPS to missile warning satellites.
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