Materials Engineering Associate - OCU - Technical - 1st Shift

Team Laboratory Lead

Functions as a team laboratory lead and/or performs analyses, data acquisition and interpretation, technical reporting, and maintenance of materials engineering tools and standard and specialized test equipment, while positively impacting the organization's performance. Actively functions as the team lead for all laboratory work priorities and activities, equipment and instruments calibrations and maintenance, technical reporting and documentation, and interfacing with departmental management, customers, engineers, and other teams.

Provides technical expertise and support for planning, scheduling, and testing on specialized analytical instruments and equipment. Utilizes advanced skills and technical expertise to prepare samples and specimens for analyses, perform analyses and data acquisition, provide interpretation of results, and write technical reports. Performs maintenance and calibration checks on specialized analytical instruments and equipment. Actively mentors and trains other technicians in the use of specialized analytical instruments and equipment and test methods.

Leads, develops, and applies advanced test methods to improve laboratory capabilities on specialized analytical instruments and equipment. Leads and coordinates the collection, transportation, and documentation of chemical waste disposal. Applies appropriate company and department rules and guidelines to work. Ensures interactions with customers, suppliers, engineers, and other functions; develops and gives technical presentations. Ensures independent decision-making and initiative for needed activities, problem solving, creative technical and analytical work, and hands-on applications.

Ensures maintenance of quality procedures and work instructions. Leads and participates in improvement projects; demonstrates adaptability and responsiveness to changing work needs and willingness to undertake new tasks. Leads and participates in self- and team-audits and associated corrective actions. Performs other miscellaneous duties, as required.

Competencies:

Data Acquisition
- Prepares samples, verifies equipment calibration and performs tests according to an approved standard procedure or work instruction in a manner which ensures, and results in, data that can be trusted and delivered to the engineer or customer. Data Reporting
- Prepares documentation in a manner which clearly organizes and presents testing methods, instrument settings, the data and analysis to allow the engineer and customer to understand the results and form accurate conclusions and recommendations. Material Characterization
- Interprets mechanical, chemical, microstructural and physical properties using laboratory equipment to confirm compliance to print, and correlates these properties with field or component test results to determine robustness; defines appropriate material characterization schedule using correct laboratory equipment to ensure requirements are met. Collaborates
- Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Communicates effectively
- Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Customer focus
- Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions. Decision quality
- Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. Ensures accountability
- Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments. Nimble learning
- Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder. Values differences
- Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization. Education, Licenses,

Certifications:

High school diploma, GED or equivalent required with Department of Labor Certification OR Associates degree from an accredited program in a related field and at least two years of relevant experience OR Bachelors degree in a related field.

Experience:

Department of Labor Certification OR four year experience/education requirement accomplished through either Bachelors degree in related field OR associates degree in related field and at least two years of relevant experience.

Conduct day to day engineering associate job in non-destructive evaluation lab, which includes:
Communicate with lab manager, lead engineer, customer and conduct appropriate non-destructive inspection in the lab. Work with the lab onsite to develop/optimize the inspection technique, support post-inspection analysis and interpretation, may support the summary, report and recommendation based on the inspection findings. Support and help manage basic lab operation activities, such as lab measures, work priorities, cross-charge, capitals, HSE etc.

Support and develop training materials for lab-based equipment. Preferred skillsets on…