Materials Testing Engineer

Materials Testing Engineer

Move Forward with Volt!

Volt is immediately hiring a Materials Testing Engineer in San Diego, CA.

As a Materials Testing Engineer, you will:

• Perform and coordinate mechanical testing of materials, including:
  Thermophysical;
  Tensile and Stress-Strain Characterization;
  Low Cycle Fatigue (LCF);
  High Cycle Fatigue (HCF);
  Creep and Stress Rupture;
  Fatigue/Creep Crack Growth
• Partner with test labs, materials engineers, and design engineers to define testing requirements. Work with design teams to ensure material data supports analysis needs.
• Take ownership in relationships with external labs and indirect purchasing to ensure testing is conducted per company's requirements and suppliers are paid timely.
• Own and maintain Materials & Processes Engineering (M&PE) Testing and Data Quality Guidance Notes, ensuring alignment with current turbo machinery OEM standards and industry best practices.
• Develop and implement component-specific pedigree requirements based on end-use classification (e.g., rotating, static, combustion/hot-section) to ensure appropriate material selection, processing controls, and qualification rigor.
• Generate comprehensive technical reports and engineering documentation, clearly summarizing test results, analyses, methodologies, and conclusions.
• Develop and deliver technical presentations to communicate complex material behavior, test outcomes, and engineering insights. Develop and deliver executive-level presentations summarizing program progress, technical outcomes, and business impact of material testing investments to take ownership in funding approval for the following year.
• Lead and advance next generation material characterization strategies, enabling deeper understanding of process/microstructure/property relationships for critical turbo machinery materials. Collaborate closely with alloy owners and materials subject matter experts to define targeted studies evaluating the impact of microstructure, heat treatment, and processing variations on mechanical properties and performance.

This is a full-time, temp to hire opportunity!

Schedule:

Monday to Friday from 8am – 5pm, with the flexibility of starting earlier

The ideal candidate will have:

• Good communication skills
• Strong mechanical test experience
• Strong working knowledge of the following alloy systems and how processing affects their resulting mechanical properties (in order of importance); solid solution and precipitation strengthen nickel alloys; austenitic, ferritic and martensitic stainless steels; and low/medium carbon and low
• Ability to pass a 7-year criminal background check and drug screen

Pay Rate*: $40.00 to $44.77 per hour DOE

* Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates.