Materials and process engineer jobs
Materials and process engineer: a person in this job chooses the materials a product is made of and designs the steps that make it. SpaceX, Rocket Lab, Gotion, Re:Build Manufacturing and Lucid Motors have the most open roles with “Materials and process engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.
127 open roles · 5 posted in the last 7 days · 2% remote · 25 companies hiring · $122K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| under $75K | 2 |
| $75K to $100K | 2 |
| $100K to $125K | 20 |
| $125K to $150K | 6 |
| $150K to $175K | 5 |
| $175K to $200K | 9 |
| $200K to $250K | 2 |
| $250K to $300K | 1 |
| $300K and more | 1 |
Skills asked for in materials and process engineer roles
Bars show the share of these 127 roles; one role can count in several rows.
Newest materials and process engineer jobs
- Sr. Materials Engineer, Polymer DevelopmentSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$135K - $215KSenior
- Entry Level Composite TechnicianRe:Build Manufacturing · 🇺🇸Rock Hill, SC—Junior
- Sr. Materials Engineer, Metals (Starship)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA · +1 more location$135K - $215KSeniorAWS
- Materials Engineer, Metals (Starship)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA · +1 more location$100K - $130KAWS
- Senior Fiber Assembly Process EngineerPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$106K - $177KSeniorPython
- Buyer/Planner, Mechanical & CompositesIcarus · El Segundo$100K - $140K
- Senior Materials and Process EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $203KSeniorAWS
- Materials and Process Engineer IIVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$120K - $173KPythonAWS
- Principal Materials and Process EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$182K - $263KLeadAWS
- Equipment Engineer, Solar Cell Metallization (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—
- Wet Etch Equipment Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—
- Equipment Engineer, Wet Process (Solar Cells)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—
- Process Engineer, Wafer Preparation & Assembly (Starlink/Akoustis)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—PythonMATLAB
- Process Engineer, Gold-To-Gold Interconnect & Flip Chip Assembly (Starlink/Akoustis)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—PythonMATLAB
- Manager, Semiconductor Sourcing (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX · +1 more location—
- Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Large Molecules, Process Development)Anthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$300K - $320KPython
- Enterprise Account Executive - SemiconductorsAnthropic · 🇬🇧London, UK£330K - £380K
- Sr. Mechanical Process Engineer, PCB (Starlink/Starmind)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Senior
- Sr. Chemical Engineer, PCB (Starlink/Starmind)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Senior
- Staff Materials Engineer (Inorganics)Apex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$170K - $225KLead
- Staff Materials Engineer (Organics)Apex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$170K - $225KLead
- PVD Equipment Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—
- CVD Equipment Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—
- Sr. CVD Equipment Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Senior
- Tooling Engineer, Starship Components (Materials Engineering)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$100K - $130KPythonSQLC#
- Chemical Process EngineerGeneral Matter · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$110K - $225K
- Chemical Process Engineer (New Grad)General Matter · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$96K - $106KJunior
- Microelectronics Process Engineer (Optical Products)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$105K - $145KPythonSQL
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer I- CompositesRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Middle River, MD$109K - $172KSenior
- Process Engineer (Starlink/Akoustis) - Night ShiftSpaceX · 🇺🇸Canandaigua, NY$100K - $140K
- Process Engineer (Starlink/Akoustis) - Day ShiftSpaceX · 🇺🇸Canandaigua, NY$100K - $140K
- PECVD Process Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—PythonSQL
- Materials Engineer, Polymers (Dragon)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$100K - $130K
- Sr. Materials Engineer, Corrosion Control and Fluid Compatibility (Starmind)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—SeniorPythonMATLAB
- Process Engineering Intern - Summer 2027Skydio · 🇺🇸Hayward, California, United States—InternPythonSQLExcel
- Junior Equipment EngineerGotion · 🇺🇸Manteno, Illinois · +1 more location$65K - $70KJunior
- Composites Technician (COPV)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Westminster, MD—
- Research and Development Composites Molding EngineerRe:Build Manufacturing · 🇺🇸Commerce City, CO$92K - $137K
- Value Stream Leader (Pre-Preg Composites)Re:Build Manufacturing · 🇺🇸Rock Hill, SC—
- Sr. Global Supply Manager, Semiconductor Electronic Components (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Senior
- Global Supply Manager, Semiconductor Electronic Components (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—
- Senior Process Engineer, Drug SubstancePraxis Precision Medicines · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$110K - $125KRemoteSenior
- Finishing – Composites TechnicianSaronic · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—
- Hull & Deck Infusion - Composites TechnicianSaronic · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—
- Sr. Materials Engineer, Vehicle RefurbishmentSpaceX · 🇺🇸Cape Canaveral, FL—SeniorAWS
- Team Lead - Unpressurised Composite StructuresRocket Lab · 🇳🇿Auckland, NZ—Lead
- Sr Process Engineer, DULucid Motors · 🇸🇦King Abdullah Economic City, 02—Senior
- Staff Battery & Inverter Process EngineerLucid Motors · 🇸🇦King Abdullah Economic City, 02—Lead
- DU Staff Process EngineerLucid Motors · 🇸🇦King Abdullah Economic City, 02—Lead
- Materials Engineer, Thin FilmsSpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—PythonMATLAB
- Sr. Materials Engineer, Thin FilmsSpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—SeniorPythonMATLAB
- Supplier Development Engineer (Materials Engineering)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Starbase, TX—
- Process Technician, Fluids - MemphisxAI · 🇺🇸Southaven, MS; Memphis, TN—
- Robotic Process Engineer, InternMachina Labs · 🇺🇸Chatsworth, CA—InternPythonExcelMATLAB
- Robotic Process Engineer - Aerospace & DefenseMachina Labs · 🇺🇸Chatsworth, CA—PythonExcelMATLAB
- Robotic Process Engineer - AutomotiveMachina Labs · 🇺🇸Chatsworth, CA—PythonExcelMATLAB
- Sr. Materials Engineer, Blades and Vanes R&DSpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Senior
- Process TechnicianRe:Build Manufacturing · 🇺🇸Merrimack, NH—
- Composites Lamination TechnicianSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA—
- Principal Materials Engineer, Polymers (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Lead
- Test Specialist (Composites)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA—Go
- Materials Engineer, Metals (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$100K - $135K
- Sr. Materials Engineer, Metals (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$135K - $220KSenior
- Combustion Equipment Engineer (m/f/d)Isar Aerospace SE · 🇩🇪Parsdorf, Bavaria, Germany—PythonMATLAB
- Senior Process Development EngineerLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$144K - $198KSenior
- Composite TechnicianGeneral Matter · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA—
- Materials Engineer, Solar Cell CharacterizationSpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—PythonMATLAB
- Sr. Materials Engineer, Silicon Crystal Growth (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Senior
- Materials & Process EngineerGeneral Matter · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$140K - $190KAWS
- Process Engineer (Starship)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Starbase, TX—SQLPower BI
- Materials Engineer, Polymer DevelopmentSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$100K - $130K
- Composite Technician, all levels - Evening ShiftRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Middle River, MD—
- Sr. Wet Process Equipment Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Senior
- Sr. Equipment Engineer, Insource ManufacturingSpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—SeniorRails
- Materials Scientist, Polymers1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$200K - $248K
- Senior Equipment Engineer IRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Albuquerque, NM—Senior
- Composite Development Technician, all levelsRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Middle River, MD—
- Equipment Engineer, Module &Pack LineGotion · 🇺🇸Manteno, Illinois$80K - $120K
- Staff Process Engineer, PackagingIonQ · 🇺🇸College Park, Maryland, United States$146K - $209KLead
- Senior Process Technician, PackagingIonQ · 🇺🇸Remote, US$79K - $121KRemoteSeniorJiraNetSuite
- Process Engineering ManagerOldcastle BuildingEnvelope · 🇺🇸Terrell, TX$100K - $117K
- Chemical Process Engineer (Starship Launch Systems)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Starbase, TX—
- Materials Engineer (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—
- PCB Process Technician (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—
- Cryostat Equipment EngineerPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$73K - $123K
- Sr. Chemical Texturing Equipment Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—Senior
- Sr. Screen Printing Equipment Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Senior
- Screen Printing Equipment Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—
- Chemical Texturing Equipment Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—
- Equipment Engineering Manager - Solar Cell Factory (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—
- Sr. Process Engineer - Wafer Level Assembly, AI Satellites (Starmind)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—SeniorAIMATLAB
- Sr. Materials Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—SeniorPythonAIMATLAB
- Materials Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—PythonAIMATLAB
- Senior Process Engineer - Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD)Rigetti · 🇺🇸Fremont, CA$170K - $200KSeniorPythonMATLAB
- Sr. Global Supply Manager, Semiconductor Intellectual PropertySpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Senior
- Process Technician, Injection Molding (Starlink) - 2nd shiftSpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Excel
- Fiber Assembly Process Engineer (hiring from Associate to Senior levels)PsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$106K - $177KSeniorPython
- Sr. Process Engineer, Industrial Water Treatment (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Senior
- Process Engineer, Industrial Water Treatment (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—
- Chemical Engineer, PCB (Starlink/Starmind)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—
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Who is hiring for materials and process engineer roles
Where materials and process engineer roles are
- 🇺🇸United States114
- 🇺🇸Texas47
- 🇺🇸California34
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles19
- 🇪🇺Europe4
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area4
- 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia4
- 🇺🇸Seattle4
- 🌏Asia-Pacific3
- 🇳🇿New Zealand3
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
Questions about materials and process engineer jobs
- What is a materials and process engineer job?
- In a materials and process engineer job, a person chooses the materials a product is made of and designs the steps that make it. 127 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
- How many materials and process engineer jobs are open right now?
- There are 127 open materials and process engineer jobs at 25 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 5 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most materials and process engineer jobs?
- Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (61), Rocket Lab (10), Gotion (8), Re:Build Manufacturing (7) and PsiQuantum (5). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote materials and process engineer jobs?
- 3 of the 127 open materials and process engineer jobs (2%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do materials and process engineer jobs pay?
- The median advertised salary is $122K, based on 48 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $108K and $175K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
- How do I apply for materials and process engineer jobs?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.
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