Junior Materials Engineer — R&D, Processing & Analysis

LTS Research Laboratories Inc; Belmont (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401(k) retirement plan

Health insurance benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Paid company holidays

Professional development and hands-on技

Opportunities for career growth andAdv

Job summary

LTS Research Laboratories, Inc. is seeking an Entry-Level Materials Engineer for hands-on R&D in Belmont, NC.

The role focuses on developing processes for powders, alloys, and advanced materials, including sputtering targets and surrounding manufacturing workflows. The candidate will work in a laboratory and production setting, handling air-sensitive materials and operating high-temperature furnaces, with opportunities to contribute from lab-scale to pilot production and to develop within a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Ceramic Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering or closely related field.
• Strong fundamentals in materials science, chemistry, and materials characterization.
• Interest in hands-on laboratory, R&D, and manufacturing work.
• Ability to analyze experimental data and troubleshoot technical problems.
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate technical documentation.
• Ability to safely work with chemicals, powders, lab equipment, furnaces, vacuum systems, and manufacturing equipment.
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Excel, Word, and technical data analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct R&D on new inorganic, rare-earth, organometallic, and specialty chemical materials.
• Develop and optimize synthesis, purification, heat-treatment, and materials-processing procedures.
• Develop processes for manufacturing sputtering targets from powders, including powder preparation, blending, particle-size control, pressing, sintering, heat treatment, density evaluation, grinding, and finishing.
• Operate laboratory and production-scale powder presses and assist with development of pressing parameters for pellets and sputtering targets.
• Investigate the relationship between powder characteristics, pressing conditions, sintering parameters, density, microstructure, and final material performance.
• Prepare experimental batches and scale successful laboratory processes toward production.
• Characterize raw materials, intermediate materials, and finished products using XRD, SEM, EDS, PSD, ICP-MS, and other techniques.
• Interpret analytical results to determine purity, phase, particle size, density, and composition requirements.
• Investigate material failures, contamination, oxidation, phase changes, processing problems, and other technical issues.
• Work with high-temperature furnaces, vacuum equipment, powder-processing equipment, presses, and related lab machinery.
• Handle air-sensitive, moisture-sensitive, reactive, and high-purity materials using inert-atmosphere procedures when required.
• Maintain lab notebooks and processing parameters; prepare technical reports and Certificates of Analysis.

Skills

Hands-on lab

R&D

Manufacturing work

Data analysis

Documentation

Chemicals handling

Excel/Word

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in materials science/engineering

Tools

XRD

SEM

EDS

PSD

ICP-MS

Job description

LTS Research Laboratories, Inc. is seeking an Entry-Level Materials Engineer for hands-on R&D in Belmont, NC.

The role focuses on developing processes for powders, alloys, and advanced materials, including sputtering targets and surrounding manufacturing workflows. The candidate will work in a laboratory and production setting, handling air-sensitive materials and operating high-temperature furnaces, with opportunities to contribute from lab-scale to pilot production and to develop within a