Technician

Butler America Aerospace L.L.C.; Moorestown Township (NJ); On-site; USD 48,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Medical, dental, and vision

Job summary

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. in Moorestown, NJ seeks a Technician to perform diverse duties in electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, and optical areas.

You will build, troubleshoot, calibrate, adjust, test, and maintain equipment from schematics and instructions. Responsibilities include metallographic sample prep, SEM/EDS/FTIR/DSC testing, mechanical testing per ASTM standards, data logging, and safe handling.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in a materials characterization or mechanical testing laboratory environment.
• Experience evaluating mechanical test results and operating mechanical load frames (Instron).
• Familiarity with aerospace/military specifications and industry standards (ASTM).
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Sample Preparation: Execute precise sectioning, mounting, grinding, and polishing of metal alloys, composites, and electronics assemblies for microstructural analysis.
• Materials Characterization: Operate SEM, EDS, FTIR, and thermal analysis platforms (DSC/TGA/DMA/TMA).
• Mechanical Testing: Conduct mechanical testing on metals, composites, elastomers, and other materials per ASTM standards.
• Data Logging & Documentation: Compile raw data into technical presentations and communicate observations.
• Physical Material Handling: Safely install test fixtures and sub-assemblies under test.
• Equipment Maintenance & Safety: Perform routine calibration and preventative maintenance on characterization platforms and lab infrastructure.

Skills

Lab competency

Communication skills

ASTM standards

Aerospace specs

Tools

Instron

Job description

Technician

Location: Moorstown, NJ

Job ID: #73275

Pay Range: $35-50

Job Description:

Performs a variety of duties in the electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, and/or optical areas. Constructs, troubleshoots, calibrates, adjusts, tests, diagnoses, and maintains equipment, components, devices, or systems. Works from schematics, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions. Operates related equipment; conducts tests and reports data in prescribed format. Performs calibration and alignment checks; makes adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed; prepares prescribed compounds and solutions. Exclude technicians working in production or quality assurance.

Key Responsibilities

• Sample Preparation: Execute precise sectioning, mounting, grinding, and polishing of metal alloys, composites, and electronics assemblies for microstructural analysis. Conduct metallographic acid etching as required
• Materials Characterization: Operate sophisticated analytical tools to support Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and Thermal Analysis platforms (DSC/TGA/DMA/TMA).
• Mechanical Testing: Conduct mechanical testing on metals, composites, elastomers, and other materials in accordance with ASTM standards and/or LM internal procedures. Bond strain gages as required
• Data Logging & Documentation: Compile raw data into technical presentations, record and communicate observations
• Physical Material Handling: Safely install test fixtures and sub-assemblies under test
• Equipment Maintenance & Safety: Perform routine calibration and preventative maintenance on materials characterization platforms, environmental chambers, and other lab infrastructure

Basic Qualifications

• Lab Competency: Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in a materials characterization or mechanical testing laboratory environment.

Desired Skills

• Prior experience evaluating mechanical test results and operating mechanical load frames (Instron).
• Experience conducting failure analysis activity.
• Familiarity with aerospace/military specifications and industry standards (ASTM).
• Strong communication skills

Benefits provided:

• 401K,medical, dental, and vision, sick time as applicable to state law

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer. Butler evaluates applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The Butler America Aerospace, LLC. EEO Policy Statement and "Know Your Rights" Poster is available here: Applicant and Employee Notices.

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at [e-mail].