Mechanical Test Technician

Mechanical Test Technician

Shift: B 3:00pm - 11:00pm

Summary

The position is accountable for laboratory operations including heat treating tensile testing stress rupture testing and creep testing of final product. The goal is to provide proper and accurate testing in a timely manner to meet delivery requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare incoming material for subsequent heat-treating machining and testing operations by performing appropriate rolling cutting and labeling.
• Schedule and perform heat treatment of specimens.
• Perform hardness tensile stress rupture and creep testing. This includes measurement of pre-test and after-test parameters test setup conducting of test collection and recording of data calculation of results and logging of data into computer systems where applicable.
• Fabricate thermocouples.
• Maintain an orderly sample morgue area.
• Interface with employees of other departments relative to questions on sample status and test results.
• Perform laboratory maintenance including troubleshooting minor equipment maintenance laboratory housekeeping.
• Assist in performing lower-level responsibilities of a Metallographic Test Technician including performing all sample preparations including cutting mounting grinding polishing morguing of test samples heat treating and laboratory housekeeping.

Preferred qualifications/experience

• Associates degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Basic knowledge of mechanics electricity and computers.

Desired Skills

• Ability and experience in the use of basic precision measuring tools (micrometers/verniers etc)
• Ability and experience in the use of electronic measuring tools (potentiometer/volt meters etc)
• Ability to perform required record keeping
• Work safely following all safety procedures.