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Materials Lab Technician
SpaceX
Cape Canaveral, UAE
Full Time
Entry
Onsite
4 weeks ago
Sample PreparationMetallographySEM/EDSFTIRDSCTGA
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About the Role
SpaceX is seeking a highly motivated Materials Lab Technician to join the Cape Canaveral materials engineering team. The role involves performing multi-disciplinary materials characterization testing, sample preparation, and instrument operation.
Key Skills for This Role
Sample PreparationMetallographySEM/EDSFTIRDSCTGA
Responsibilities
- Develop operational proficiency of analytical instruments in the Cape Canaveral materials lab to support characterization testing of metallic and non metallic materials
- Perform sample preparation including sectioning, epoxy mounting, mechanical polishing, chemical etching, and machining as required for metallographic, mechanical, and analytical testing
- Operate and maintain instrumentation including SEM/EDS, FTIR, DSC, TGA, and XRF
- Maintain lab supplies, raw materials, solvents, and cleanliness/organization of the lab area
- Summarize data and document results in an organized and thorough manner for engineering review, maintaining accurate records in accordance with quality and traceability requirements
- Support material identification and qualification, failure investigations, and process control validation activities as needed
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 1+ years of hands on experience in a manufacturing or laboratory environment
- Able to work off shifts and available for overtime and weekends if needed
- Able to wear appropriate PPE for lab and machine shop environment
- Able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. unassisted
- Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral
Full Job Posting
Materials Lab Technician
- As SpaceX seeks to make life multi planetary, maintaining and increasing our launch capabilities and cadence at Cape Canaveral has become critical. We are looking for a highly motivated technician to join the Cape Canaveral materials engineering team in a laboratory based role performing multi disci
Responsibilities
- Develop operational proficiency of analytical instruments in the Cape Canaveral materials lab to support characterization testing of metallic and non metallic materials
- Perform sample preparation including sectioning, epoxy mounting, mechanical polishing, chemical etching, and machining as required for metallographic, mechanical, and analytical testing
- Operate and maintain instrumentation including SEM/EDS, FTIR, DSC, TGA, and XRF
- Maintain lab supplies, raw materials, solvents, and cleanliness/organization of the lab area
- Summarize data and document results in an organized and thorough manner for engineering review, maintaining accurate records in accordance with quality and traceability requirements
- Support material identification and qualification, failure investigations, and process control validation activities as needed
Basic Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 1+ years of hands on experience in a manufacturing or laboratory environment
Preferred Skills And Experience
- Ability to learn and retain scientific concepts
- Understanding of safe work practices in an environment with furnaces, saws, solvents, acids/bases, and mechanical testing equipment
- Familiarity running thermal, chemical, and mechanical characterization equipment such as SEM/EDS, FTIR, DSC, TGA, XRF, XRD, ICP, salt fog chambers, hardness testers, and tensile testing equipment
- Some college experience in chemistry, physics, engineering, or materials science
- Experience setting up and running tests and experiments
- Ability to maintain rigorous attention to detail when executing test instructions
- Strong computer skills including experience with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), Atlassian JIRA, and work order systems
- Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills to work closely with the engineering group
- Ability to read and understand testing specifications
- Strong organizational skills to keep work area tidy and organize workflow
- Creative approach to problem solving, with willingness to learn and try new things
- Experience using various types of hand tools and/or power tools
Additional Requirements
- Able to work off shifts and available for overtime and weekends if needed
- Able to wear appropriate PPE for lab and machine shop environment
- Able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. unassisted. Lifting, standing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required to perform the functions of this position
- Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral
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