Metallurgy Lab Specialist - R&D Materials Technologist

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 75,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable housing

Minimal traffic congestion

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories seeks a Metallurgy Laboratory Specialist to support advanced materials characterization and failure analysis within the Metallurgy and Materials Joining organization. You will run experiments on mechanical and electrical equipment, relate metallurgical phenomena to testing, and contribute to high-reliability material studies.

Responsibilities include operating test frames, furnaces, arc-melter use for alloys, microscopy, and data analysis using CAD and analytical

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgy, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, or Materials Engineering.
• Experience working in a laboratory environment with lab equipment and setups.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain mechanical test frames, ovens/furnaces, material joining testers, and novel magnetic property analyzers.
• Analyze metal samples and joints for fracture, wear, strength, and microstructure.
• Use a thermomechanical simulator and DIC to acquire and analyze local deformation data.
• Perform optical microscopy and image analysis on metallic materials.
• Complete administrative tasks including purchasing materials and coordinating with outside laboratories.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Data analysis

Verbal/written communication

Team collaboration

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor of Science in Metallurgy/Materials Science or Materials Engineering

Tools

Optical microscopes

Electron microscopes

Magnetic testers

Thermomechanical simulator

Digital image correlation (DIC)

CAD (CREO/SolidWorks)

MATLAB

Python

LabVIEW

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories seeks a Metallurgy Laboratory Specialist to support advanced materials characterization and failure analysis within the Metallurgy and Materials Joining organization. You will run experiments on mechanical and electrical equipment, relate metallurgical phenomena to testing, and contribute to high-reliability material studies.

Responsibilities include operating test frames, furnaces, arc-melter use for alloys, microscopy, and data analysis using CAD and analytical