Metallurgical and materials engineers jobs in Compton, CA and nearby

Metallurgical and materials engineers jobs within 25 miles of Compton, CA. Nearby towns and cities are included. Distances are straight-line, not driving distances.

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$131,018Across 11 listings

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0%0 listings
Hybrid
3%1 listing
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23%7 listings

Not specified: 73% (22 listings)

Employers hiring include SpaceX (7), Freeform (3), Anduril Industries (2).

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Metallurgical and materials engineers jobs in Compton, CA and nearby

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  • Welding Engineer (II-Senior)

    True Anomaly

    Long Beach, CA

    Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.

  • Staff Materials Engineer (Inorganics)

    Apex Technology, Inc.

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $170,000 to $225,000 USD / year

    …entire aerospace industry. As more launch vehicles come online and the cost to orbit decreases, more companies launching payloads to space continue to…

  • Staff Materials Engineer (Organics)

    Apex Technology, Inc.

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $170,000 to $225,000 USD / year

    …entire aerospace industry. As more launch vehicles come online and the cost to orbit decreases, more companies launching payloads to space continue to…

  • Materials Engineer - Flight Vehicle Support

    Castelion Corporation

    Torrance, CA

    Castelion is moving incredibly fast to develop and deliver advanced defense systems at a time when execution matters more than ever. We believe focus, ownership, and excellence are decisive…

  • Staff Welding Engineer

    Anduril Industries

    Santa Ana, CA

    Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and…

  • Materials Engineer, Moderator Materials

    Radiant Industries

    El Segundo, CA

    • $106,500 to $146,475 USD / year

    …accelerating, driving higher utility costs, rising carbon emissions, and interconnection backlogs. Radiant has a solution, transportable, on-site power. Our first reactor, Kaleidos, is 1…

  • Lead Materials Engineer (Mechanical Design)- Welding/Metal Joining

    Aerospace

    Torrance, CA

    • $143,000 to $180,000 USD / year

    Honeywell Aerospace Materials Engineering is seeking a Lead Materials Engineer (Mechanical Design) to provide technical leadership. This position will be based out of the Torrance facility…

  • Materials Engineer, Polymers (Dragon)

    SpaceX

    Hawthorne, CA

    As an engineer within the Materials Engineering department, you will use your knowledge, experience, and creativity to solve difficult material and process challenges to enable hi

  • 2026-2027 Facilities Engineering Materials Engineer

    El Segundo, CA

    • $111,000 to $136,000 USD / year

    …we’re rethinking energy for the future. From producing oil and gas to developing lower‑carbon technologies, Chevron engineers work across the full energy system to power everyday life more…

  • Materials Engineer, Adhesives and Sealing

    Rivian

    Tustin, CA

    Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.

  • Senior Materials Engineer - Metals

    Rivian

    Tustin, CA

    Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.

  • Lead Nuclear Materials Engineer

    Radiant Industries

    El Segundo, CA

    • $140,500 to $202,475 USD / year

    …accelerating, driving higher utility costs, rising carbon emissions, and interconnection backlogs. Radiant has a solution, transportable, on-site power. Our first reactor, Kaleidos, is 1…

  • Chemical / Materials Engineer – Space Solar

    Starpath Robotics

    Hawthorne, CA

    • $125,000 to $160,000 USD / year

    Starpath develops and manufactures the technologies that will enable humans to live on the Moon and Mars. Today, we are building robotic systems that locally produce the essential…

  • Raw Materials Engineer, MSAT

    Avid Bioservices

    Tustin, CA

    • $95,200 to $119,000 USD / year

    The Raw Materials Engineer, MSAT provides day-to-day technical management, qualification, implementation, monitoring, and support of raw materials, consumables, and single-use components…

  • Welding Engineer

    SpaceX

    Hawthorne, CA

    This position will support manufacturing and development of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Starship launch vehicles, Dragon spacecraft, and Starlink satellites alongside a strong group of design and…

  • Sr. Welding Engineer (Starship Components)

    SpaceX

    Hawthorne, CA

    SpaceX continues to revolutionize the launch industry by combining advanced technological developments with pragmatic and lean manufacturing. Materials used on SpaceX vehicle

  • Sr. Welding Engineer

    SpaceX

    Hawthorne, CA

    This position will support manufacturing and development of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Starship launch vehicles, Dragon spacecraft, and Starlink satellites alongside a strong group of design and…

  • Sr. Materials Engineer, Metals (Starship)

    SpaceX

    Hawthorne, CA

    Our Starship Materials Engineering team is serving as experts in various material disciplines to the broader company and working on making the best rockets and spacecraft in t

  • Materials Engineer, Polymer Development

    SpaceX

    Hawthorne, CA

    The Polymer Development Materials Engineer will participate in/lead the end-to-end development of advanced polymeric materials. In this role you will develop new material soluti

  • Materials Engineer, Metals (Starship)

    SpaceX

    Hawthorne, CA

    Our Starship Materials Engineering team is serving as experts in various material disciplines to the broader company and working on making the best rockets and spacecraft in the w

  • Welding Engineer - NAVSEA Specialist

    Path Robotics

    Los Angeles, CA

    …intelligence. Our AI-driven systems enable robots to adapt, learn, and perform in the real world - closing the skilled labor gap and transforming industries. We go beyond traditional…

  • Welding Engineer, Capabilities

    Hadrian Automation

    Torrance, CA

    • $150,000 to $180,000 USD / year

    Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies…

  • Materials Engineer, Additive Manufacturing

    Hadrian Automation

    Los Angeles, CA

    Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies…

  • Materials Engineer - Metallurgy

    Antares

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $115,000 to $150,000 USD / year

    …solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space. To achieve our mission, we’re building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable…

  • Welding Engineer

    Antares

    Los Angeles, CA

    • $115,000 to $150,000 USD / year

    …solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space. To achieve our mission, we’re building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable…