Engineering Technician - Materials Process Lab (44414)

Job Title: Engineering Technician - Materials Process Lab

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

The Missile Solutions Business Segment of L3Harris is seeking a Materials Laboratory Engineer Technician E to join our Huntsville, Alabama facility.

This position will work in the Advanced Manufacturing Facility’s (AMF) Materials and Process Engineering (M&PE) Laboratory in Huntsville, Al.

The primary responsibility will be to perform and support testing for material characterization, failure investigations, material recertification, in-process testing, and other support of the M&PE team.

This position will report to the Materials and Processes Engineering AMF Laboratory Manager in Huntsville, AL.

• Complete assigned projects safely, efficiently, and within required deadlines.
• Develop, document, and implement new testing methods and procedures.
• Create best practice documentation for material testing techniques
• Mentor and train lower-level technicians and engineers in functional area
• Provide feedback on test plans
• Fabricate non-metallic material test layups
• Conduct testing in accordance with ASTM, MIL, ISO, standard work documents and non-standard work requests.
• Evaluate non-metallic materials using a variety of measurement instruments and laboratory equipment, including balances, universal testing machines, ovens, hot plates, hydraulic presses, autoclaves, and rheometers.
• Generate laboratory reports in accordance with material specification requirements.
• Contribute to laboratory operations and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain laboratory readiness, organization, and cleanliness in accordance with 5S+1 principles.

· High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

• Demonstrated knowledge of non-metallic materials properties.
• Hands-on experience with advanced mechanical testing of non-metallic materials
• Hands-on experience with composite materials layup and vacuum bagging.
• Experience with any of the following test equipment:

• Moving Die Rheometer and Mooney Viscometer
• Hydraulic Press
• Autoclave
• Grinding and Polishing

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