(Sr.) Materials R&D Engineer

Company Overview

Rangeview is on a mission to build the foundry system that reindustrializes America. We exist to break the legacy manufacturing trap by reinventing critical production for the twenty‑first century. Through advanced software, deep automation, breakthroughs in materials science, and modern financing strategies, Rangeview rewrites both the cost curve and the power structure of making metal parts.

Job Summary

As a Materials R&D Engineer, you will be responsible for materials and process development of our ceramic 3D printing mold production process. A successful candidate for this role will demonstrate creativity, integrity, determination, humility and outstanding capacity for first-principles analytical thinking. Rangeview has been developing a unique process to produce fine-featured parts out of high temperature superalloys that cannot be produced by any other manufacturing process. This is a foundational member of that R&D team, with major opportunity for impact.

We are currently hiring for L2(Junior) - L4IC (Principal).

Job Responsibilities

• Own a 8-12 month roadmap of R&D technical objectives. Be accountable to executing to these plans.


• Make decisions to balance technical considerations with schedule and resource needs


• Design slurry recipes and processes for mixing, printing, debinding and sintering of ceramic printed parts


• Perform tests hands on in the lab, from analytical materials testing to running 3D printers and furnaces


• Work with vendors to source R&D materials and ensure material formulations are cost-effective and available  


• Design tests and trials to advance process capability, including Taguchi-style DOEs


• Interpret and perform analysis on data from a variety of sources


• Created detailed documentation of tests/trials, their results, and associated analysis to continue to build Rangeview's institutional process knowledge


• Perform process qualification to validate process outputs against customer and industry requirements


• Build analytical models to allow prediction of relevant material properties


• Perform literature review, and aggregate information from related fields to inform R&D approaches

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or similar Engineering discipline, or demonstrated equivalent experience.    


• Demonstrated exceptional ability to quickly learn and apply technical knowledge


• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ceramic printing    


• Experience designing experiments and interpreting results    


• Familiarity with SLA printers or high temperature furnaces


• Experience with oxide (or non oxide) ceramic sintering processes    


• Experience with polymer debinding processes    


• Worked for a high-growth tech company / start-up

Additional Requirements

• Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed

Summary Pay Range

Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline. Salaries are based on demonstrated candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Level 2 : $108,000-$132,000, plus equity


• Level 3IC (Senior): $126,000-$154,000, plus equity


• Level 4IC (Principal): $144,000-$176,000, plus equity

Benefits and Perks

Rangeview offers a competitive benefits package, including unlimited PTO, medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Compliance

Rangeview is a DDTC-registered, ITAR-compliant business. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Rangeview is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Rangeview is governed on the basis of merit and aptitude and will not be influenced in any manner by any legally protected status.