Metallurgy Laboratory Specialist - R&D Laboratory Support Technologist, Onsite

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

Our team is seeking a highly motivated metallurgy and materials science laboratory support technologist to work on advanced materials characterization, metallurgical analysis, and failure analysis efforts as a part of both R&D and applied-science work in the Metallurgy and Materials Joining organization. This work will include a breadth of activities that could include running experiments on advanced electrical, mechanical, and thermomechanical equipment, relating metallurgical phenomena to testing in support of understanding materials behavior, and completing materials characterization through analyses, among others.

Our team is focused strongly on materials for applications in high reliability components, and our research is at the forefront of state-of-the-art materials both traditional in scope and use and those produced through advanced manufacturing methods.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

Operate and maintain experimental apparatuses including (but not limited to) mechanical test frames, ovens and furnaces, material joining testers, and novel magnetic property analyzers.

Operate and maintain small arc-melter to produce custom alloys

Analyze metal samples and material joints for material characteristics including fracture, wear, strength, microstructural characteristics, and other material properties.

Use a thermomechanical simulator and digital image correlation (DIC) test equipment and software to acquire and analyze local deformation data.

Perform optical microscopy and image analysis on a wide range of metallic materials.

Work closely and collaborate in a team-and-customer-focused environment with technologists, staff, and managers both inside and outside your organization

Complete administrative taskings including, but not limited to, purchasing materials, ordering testing services, working with outside / external laboratories, and completing safety documentation

Due to the nature of the job, the selected candidate must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$74,700 - $144,400

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require:

Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgy, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, or Materials Engineering

Experience working in a laboratory environment. This may include constructing, developing, and using lab equipment and/or setups, as well as maintaining capabilitie

Experience with materials…