Materials Lab Technician

Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG; Painted Post (NY); On-site; USD 78,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy seeks a metallurgical laboratory professional in the United States to prepare metallic and polymeric samples for evaluation and to organize results for review by the Metallurgist or Chemist. Daily duties include equipment maintenance and collaboration with colleagues on materials investigations.

Responsibilities include training staff on equipment use, maintaining current instructions, and ensuring readiness of lab tools for testing.

Qualifications

• Experience in a metallurgical laboratory (min 3 years) or a degree in materials engineering/science with focus on materials technology.

Responsibilities

• Prepare metallic and polymeric samples for evaluation.
• Organize and provide results to metallurgist/chemist for review.

Skills

Metallurgical lab experience

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Education

Materials engineering / Materials science degree

Tools

Optical microscopes

Scanning electron microscope

Sample prep equipment

Polymeric testing equipment

Hardness testing equipment

Job description

Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa are becoming Omterra. "We energize society" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

A typical day for this role will be focused on preparation of metallic and polymeric samples for further evaluation, and completion of the testing.The results will need to be organized and provided to the Metallurgist or Chemist requesting the work for review/follow up steps.General organization and maintenance of equipment will be part of your daily responsibilities.

Salary - $78,000 - $90,000

How You’ll Make an Impact (responsibilities )

• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and calibrate the equipment in the metallurgical laboratory (example equipment; Optical microscopes, scanning electron microscope, sample preparation equipment (cutting, mounting, polishing), polymeric testing equipment (TMA, TGA, DMA, DSC), hardness testing equipment.)
• Work closely with other colleagues to coordinate and conduct materials investigations (example investigations, microstructure evaluations and characterization, mechanical property inspections, heat treatment studies, polymeric characterization, and fracture analysis)
• Organize and order the laboratory consumables.Ensuring all equipment is maintained and ready for operation by you or a trained team member.This also includes working instructions for the equipment or process.
• Train colleagues how to use the equipment correctly and safely within the lab.
• Ensure working instructions are maintained and current.

What You Bring

• Working experience within a metallurgical laboratory (3 years minimal) or a completed university degree in the field of materials engineering/material science or mechanical engineering with a specialization in materials technology or equivalent technical degree
• Ability to work in a team, ability to analyze, structured and result-oriented working style, diligent approach to work

Our Transformation of Industry division is decarbonizing the industrial sector. Increasing electrification and efficiency are key and demand for green H2 and derivative fuels will rise. We enable decarbonization of the industrial sector and the transition to sustainable processes, building on a strong industrial customer base, a global network, diverse technologies, and integrated execution capabilities.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards

• Career growth and development opportunities; supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits

EqualEmployment Opportunity Statement

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