Advanced Materials Engineer — Autoclave Lab Testing

Naval Nuclear Laboratory; Town of Niskayuna (NY); On-site; USD 86,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Disability, Life & Accident Insurance

401(k) Savings program

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Program

Job summary

The Science Autoclave Facility (SAF) at the Knolls site is a state-of-the-art materials research facility focusing on autoclave testing of metallic alloys. The role blends materials/mechanical engineering with hands-on lab operations to study environmental degradation of materials, including corrosion and related phenomena.

Responsibilities include designing new tests, ensuring quality data, data processing with cross-functional teams, and presenting findings to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical, engineering or science field with 4+ years of relevant experience; or Master's with 2+ years; or Doctorate in a related field.
• PhD preferred but not required; related engineering fields acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Scope, propose, and design new tests with a team of experts to support customer needs.
• Daily interactions with lab operations to ensure quality data is collected.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to process data and evaluate test specimens.
• Report writing and presenting to stakeholders.
• Learn and participate in environmental/safety/compliance/procurement aspects of operating a laboratory.
• Work with experts to design equipment, propose data acquisition changes, and build test stations.

Skills

Materials testing

Labview

3D modeling

Data acquisition

Interpersonal skills

Technical writing

Willingness to learn

High pressure testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical/engineering/science field

Master's degree in a related field

Doctorate in a related field

Advanced Reactor Training Engineer / Refueling Engineer / RPCO Engineer

Tools

Labview

3D modeling software

Data acquisition software

Job description

The Science Autoclave Facility (SAF) at the Knolls site is a state-of-the-art materials research facility focusing on autoclave testing of metallic alloys. The role blends materials/mechanical engineering with hands-on lab operations to study environmental degradation of materials, including corrosion and related phenomena.

Responsibilities include designing new tests, ensuring quality data, data processing with cross-functional teams, and presenting findings to stakeholders.