Materials Lab Technician

Job Description

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.