Materials R&D Technician Level 4/5 - Lab Operations

United States Digital Space LLC; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

3 weeks of paid vacation

10+ paid holidays per year

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Materials R&D Technician to assist daily lab operations supporting material and process developments, failure investigations, and process control validation. The ideal candidate has hands-on lab experience and a basic understanding of materials science.

The role requires operating test frames or instrumentation, conducting mechanical tests, maintaining equipment, and documenting results with attention to safety and detail.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency required.
• 5+ years of hands-on materials testing experience in a laboratory setting.

Responsibilities

• Operate mechanical test frames (static or hydraulic) and report core material testing data (UTS, YS, Modulus).
• Perform mechanical testing (tensile, fatigue, compression) with metals, polymers, or composites or characterization work scope.
• Support maintenance and calibration of lab instrumentation.
• Summarize data and document results; flag off-nominal results for engineering review.
• Maintain safe and efficient lab operations and organize work area.
• Promote lab improvements and 5S principles; keep workspace tidy.
• Develop and propose solutions; innovate to support team goals.
• Use calibrated tools to measure specimen geometry.
• Familiarize with relevant ASTM standards.

Skills

Safe lab practices

Thermal instruments

Mechanical test frames

Materials science basics

Cross-functional teamwork

Test setup and execution

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office

JIRA

Work order systems

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Instron

MTS

Microsoft Office

Atlassian JIRA

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Materials R&D Technician to assist daily lab operations supporting material and process developments, failure investigations, and process control validation. The ideal candidate has hands-on lab experience and a basic understanding of materials science.

The role requires operating test frames or instrumentation, conducting mechanical tests, maintaining equipment, and documenting results with attention to safety and detail.