Materials Mechanics Laboratory Support Technologist Job ID 672020

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Job ID: 672020

Full time R&D position in Albuquerque, NM

Passionate about working with a full array of mechanical testing equipment and collaborating with an experienced team of technologists and specialists in the field of materials mechanics? Join our team and contribute to the scientific community and to our national security! As a results oriented R&D Laboratory Support Technologist you will have the opportunity to support experimental work in the Materials Mechanics and Tribology department. Duties include developing experiments, test plans, and equipment setups to characterize mechanical behavior of materials and components. You will perform experiments and collect and analyze data to investigate the behavior of metals including fracture, fatigue, plasticity and other aspects. Together with the team, you will provide engineering support related to the structural properties of materials, and develop documentation of experiments and measurements, data capture, analysis and summaries.

The materials mechanics and tribology department relies heavily on a teaming environment, where everyone is available to contribute their expertise to help solve the numerous challenging and impactful problems that we face. You will be given opportunities to expand your capabilities by taking on new responsibilities as they develop in the course of our work and participating in targeted training opportunities.

·      Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, materials science, or related field, or an associate degree plus four or more years of directly related experience

·      Experience in mechanical design, mechanical and electrical assembly and/or light machining

·      Experience working in a hands-on research, development, or laboratory setting

·      Able to acquire and maintain a DOE Q-Level security clearance

·      Computer programming for data acquisition, data reduction and/or instrumentation control (e.g. Matlab, Labview, Ardunio, Python, etc.)

·      Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and Powerpoint

·      Electromechanical and mechatronics experience

·      Mechanical, electrical, and computer skills such as soldering, data acquisition systems, digital signal processing, electromechanical actuation, feedback control systems, and electrical circuits

·      Knowledge of structural behavior of materials and stress-strain curves through coursework and/or experience

·      Demonstrated ability to work on a team of multiple researchers and manage priorities

·      Experience with materials testing on servo-hydraulic or electromechanical load frames

·      Experience with tools for materials characterization such as hardness indenters, strain gauges, extensometers, fracture toughness testing, digital image correlation, etc.

·      Experience with CAD modeling using Solidworks or other commercial software

·      Experience with digital control, oscilloscopes, and other electronic instrumentation

·      Experience detailing and presenting work in reports, memos, and presentations

·      Familiarity with additive manufactured metals

·      Experience with computer vision cameras, image processing, and/or digital image correlation.

·      Active DOE Q-Level security clearance

The Materials Mechanics and Tribology Department provides solutions to problems involving mechanical properties of materials. The Department’s work ranges from ground breaking science to quick diagnostics and design for high-consequence hardware.

The department has world-class expertise in characterizing mechanical properties such as elasticity, plasticity, fracture, friction, wear, lubrication and electrical contacts. The department supports Nuclear Weapons program customers, but also customers in other areas including satellites, defense systems, energy, basic research and other programs.

Currently the Ductile Mechanics Laboratory has a need for a Laboratory Support Technologist due to high work load. The lab studies materials structures, properties, variability, performance and reliability. Staff and technologists are highly engaged in providing collaborative, creative materials science and systems-based engineering solutions. The technologist’s work involves state-of-the-art equipment and requires creativity, focused thinking, and good teamwork.