Materials Lab Technician, Mechanical Testing

Anduril designs and fields systems across an unusually broad materials portfolio and the design decisions behind them depend on mechanical test data that is accurate repeatable and delivered on time. This role owns the execution of that testing.

This is your opportunity to be the person who makes the materials lab run turning a growing set of capital equipment into dependable throughput taking routine testing off engineers plates and setting the standard for how mechanical testing gets done. Youll own the bench not just a task on it.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Run Mechanical Testing. Execute tensile compression and other mechanical tests to established methods (e.g. ASTM / ISO) across programs set up fixturing operate the load frame and capture results accurately.
• Prepare and Manage Specimens. Machine measure label and track test specimens maintaining traceability from receipt through reported result.
• Own Data Quality. Capture reduce and record test data so results are accurate complete and analysis-ready for the engineering team.
• Keep the Lab Running. Perform routine equipment upkeep calibration checks and consumable management to maximize uptime and equipment utilization.
• Take Testing Off Engineers Plates. Absorb routine test execution so engineering time returns to design analysis and program support rather than running the bench.
• Uphold Lab Safety and Order. Maintain a safe clean well-organized lab and follow all material-handling PPE and safety protocols.

• You take pride in doing hands-on work precisely and repeatably. A test run to method and data you can stand behind is its own reward.
• You are meticulous about the details that make data trustworthy alignment calibration labeling and traceability.
• You have a bias for action and ownership. You keep the queue moving and dont wait to be asked.
• You communicate clearly with the engineers you support surfacing anomalies rather than burying them.
• You care about a safe orderly lab and treat the equipment like its your own.

• Associate degree in a technical field or equivalent hands-on experience in a materials mechanical or manufacturing test environment
• 3 years of hands-on experience operating mechanical test equipment (servo-hydraulic or electromechanical load frames)
• Experience with specimen preparation and machining precision measurement (calipers micrometers extensometers) and test fixturing
• Working knowledge of standardized test methods (e.g. ASTM / ISO) and the discipline to follow them exactly
• Careful data-capture and record-keeping habits with strong attention to traceability
• Comfort with basic shop and hand tools and a strong lab-safety mindset
• Ability to manage a queue of work and shifting priorities independently in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

• Active U.S. Secret or Top Secret security clearance
• Experience with fatigue fracture or other advanced / dynamic mechanical testing
• Experience testing advanced or non-standard materials composites high-temperature alloys or additively-manufactured parts
• Familiarity with metallography or specimen sectioning mounting and polishing
• Hands-on experience with test-frame software and data-acquisition systems (e.g. Instron MTS)
• Calibration gauge R&R or equipment-maintenance experience

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.

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