Materials Lab Technician

Job Title : Materials Lab Technician



Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Location: El Segundo, CA
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description:

Metallography
Support metallography operations involving sectioning, mounting, polishing, and etching of specimens per ASTM standards.
Ability to work safely under the fume hood.
Safely handle and dispose of hazardous waste substances including acids and flammable liquids.
Maintain inventory of polishing fluids, etching reagents, and laboratory consumables.

Mechanical Testing

Perform mechanical testing, including tensile and compression tests, hardness, shear, torque, and bend testing per ASTM standards.

Prepare test specimens, including documenting, measuring, machining, maintaining traceability, fixturing, and instrumenting.

Environmental Testing

Safely operate box and tube furnaces for thermal testing reaching 1000 C.

Experience with assembling pneumatic systems to support inert gas environmental testing.

Support material qualification campaigns including corrosion, thermal degradation, and tribology characterization.

Assist with liquid nitrogen transfers to test equipment.

Laboratory Operations Support

Support engineers with equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, complex test ups, and documentation tasks.

Serve as a calibration custodian of all metrology and test equipment.

Maintain documentation of testing activities including data logging, event logging, and equipment issues.

Contribute to improvements relative to workflow, work instructions, test procedures, and equipment documentation.

Maintain laboratory organization, inventory of consumables, and test specimens.

Compliance

Comply with Radiant's health and safety policies.

Apply and maintain 5S activities.

Skills

Willingness to work on unique and complex projects.

Ability to navigate multiple tasks with sudden changing priorities in a fast paced environment.

Detail-oriented with strong observational skills.

Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to source proper equipment.

Experience with operating machining equipment such as lathes, mills, bandsaw, and drills.

Experience with electronic test equipment, sensors, and measurement instrumentation.

Familiarity with microscopes or Keyence inspection equipment.

Ability to work both independently and as a collaborative team.

Good organizational and time management skills.

Ability to read drawings, schematics, and P&IDs.

Familiarity with material properties.

Forklift experience a plus.