Materials Engineer
Development Resource Group, Inc.
Mounds View, MNContract$36–45/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The Materials Engineer I supports materials development through laboratory testing, characterization, and analysis; evaluates operational and process changes; and collects and interprets data for engineering decisions. The role contributes to developing and optimizing metallic, nonmetallic, and composite materials, supports qualification and failure investigations, and collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams. It is an early-career opportunity involving project work from concept through implementation.
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Job Duties
We are seeking a motivated and hands-on Materials Engineer I to join our team. This role is ideal for an early-career engineer with a strong foundation in materials science and a passion for laboratory-based research, testing, and process improvement. The successful candidate will support materials development activities, evaluate operational and process changes, and collect and analyze data to drive engineering decisions.
This position offers an excellent opportunity to work on challenging engineering projects while collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and optimize materials and manufacturing processes for a variety of applications.
Key Responsibilities
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Provide hands-on laboratory support, including material preparation, testing, characterization, and analysis.
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Conduct assessments of operational and process changes to determine impacts on material performance and manufacturing outcomes.
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Collect, analyze, and report experimental and production data, preparing technical summaries and recommendations.
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Research, design, develop, and optimize metallic, nonmetallic, and composite materials for engineering applications.
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Apply principles of chemistry, physics, and materials science to solve engineering challenges.
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Support material qualification, processing specifications, fabrication methods, and quality requirements.
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Assist with material failure investigations, root cause analyses, and life prediction studies.
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Contribute to project execution from concept through implementation while meeting quality, safety, and schedule expectations.
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Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and other stakeholders to achieve project objectives.
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Recommend improvements to systems, processes, and testing methodologies.
Minimum Education Required
- Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Minimum Experience Required
Required Qualifications
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0 to 3 years of relevant industry, internship, co-op, or academic research experience.
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Fundamental understanding of materials science principles, including structure-property relationships and material behavior.
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Experience working in a laboratory environment through academic, internship, research, or industry experience.
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Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data interpretation skills.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Positive, adaptable attitude with a willingness to learn new technologies and take on new challenges.
Top Required Skills
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Core materials science knowledge.
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Hands-on laboratory experience (academic or industrial).
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Positive attitude with flexibility and willingness to learn and contribute across multiple projects.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience or coursework in one or more of the following:
o Electrochemistry
o Adhesion science
o Polymer science
o Metallurgy
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Familiarity with materials characterization and testing techniques.
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Experience with technical reporting and data analysis tools.
Shift
First (Day)
Number of Openings
1
Public Transportation Accessible
Yes
Veterans Encouraged to Apply
Yes
Physical Required
No
Drug Test Required
Yes
Compensation
$36.00 - $45.00 / Hourly
Postal Code
55112
Job Type
Contract (W2)
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
6776
Job Benefits
Health Insurance, Life Insurance, 401k retirement plan, paid sick time
Application Instructions
If interested and qualified, please submit your resume to [email protected] or visit our website to apply: http://dr-group.com/find-engineering-technical-jobs/
How this job compares
Set against the 447 open Materials Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$36–45/hr
- US median$37–53/hr22 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $40.50/hr, is 13% below the US median midpoint ($46/hr) — in the middle half of Materials Engineer hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 447 open Materials Engineer jobs across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- SpaceX54 open
- RTX Corporation21 open
- Northrop Grumman17 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Materials Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 349 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 286 of the 447 open Materials Engineer jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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