Senior Lab Technician - Materials & Testing

Pratt & Whitney; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 41,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Relocation Package

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney is seeking a Senior Technician to support laboratory operations, sample fabrication, and mechanical testing in an onsite environment at our East Hartford facility. You will collaborate with engineers and technicians to advance materials engineering initiatives and contribute to process improvements.

The role requires hands-on experience with lab work, sample fabrication, cutting tools, and primers application, with mentoring responsibilities to grow team capabilities.

Qualifications

• Typically requires minimum of 2 years of relevant experience and a HS Diploma OR AA/AS degree.
• Experience in laboratory operations, including sample fabrication and testing.
• Experience with mechanical testing processes.
• Experience operating water jet equipment and other cutting tools.
• Must be a U.S. citizen. This position may require access to systems/tools that are restricted to individuals who possess US citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with engineers and technicians to complete lab work and achieve project goals.
• Fabricating samples for testing purposes.
• Performing mechanical testing on samples to ensure quality and compliance.
• Cutting samples using water jet and bandsaw equipment.
• Spraying primers onto samples as part of fabrication processes.
• Developing updated best practices for laboratory operations.
• Mentoring new technicians to enhance team capabilities.

Skills

Laboratory operations

Mechanical testing

Water jet cutting

US citizenship required

Education

HS Diploma or AA/AS degree

Tools

Water jet equipment

Bandsaw equipment

Job description

Pratt & Whitney is seeking a Senior Technician to support laboratory operations, sample fabrication, and mechanical testing in an onsite environment at our East Hartford facility. You will collaborate with engineers and technicians to advance materials engineering initiatives and contribute to process improvements.

The role requires hands-on experience with lab work, sample fabrication, cutting tools, and primers application, with mentoring responsibilities to grow team capabilities.