Materials Lab Technician, Mechanical Testing

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Run Mechanical Testing. Execute tensile, compression, and other mechanical tests to established methods (e.g., ASTM / ISO) across programs — set up fixturing, operate the load frame, and capture results accurately.
• Prepare and Manage Specimens. Machine, measure, label, and track test specimens, maintaining traceability from receipt through reported result.
• Own Data Quality. Capture, reduce, and record test data so results are accurate, complete, and analysis-ready for the engineering team.
• Keep the Lab Running. Perform routine equipment upkeep, calibration checks, and consumable management to maximize uptime and equipment utilization.
• Take Testing Off Engineers’ Plates. Absorb routine test execution so engineering time returns to design, analysis, and program support rather than running the bench.
• Uphold Lab Safety and Order. Maintain a safe, clean, well-organized lab and follow all material-handling, PPE, and safety protocols.

Job requirements

• You take pride in doing hands-on work precisely and repeatably. A test run to method and data you can stand behind is its own reward.
• You are meticulous about the details that make data trustworthy — alignment, calibration, labeling, and traceability.
• You have a bias for action and ownership. You keep the queue moving and don’t wait to be asked.
• You communicate clearly with the engineers you support, surfacing anomalies rather than burying them.
• You care about a safe, orderly lab and treat the equipment like it’s your own.
• Associate degree in a technical field, or equivalent hands-on experience in a materials, mechanical, or manufacturing test environment
• 3+ years of hands-on experience operating mechanical test equipment (servo-hydraulic or electromechanical load frames)
• Experience with specimen preparation and machining, precision measurement (calipers, micrometers, extensometers), and test fixturing