At a glance
- Experience
- 1+ years experience
- Location
- Starbase, TX
About the role
- Develop new materials, test advanced processes, and create accurate material allowables to support the Starship program.
- Operate a world class mechanical and materials test lab to help enable iteration, diagnosis, and production and materials innovation.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality results by performing various standardized mechanical tests including tensile, compression, fatigue, and fracture toughness at cryogenic, room, and elevated temperatures
- Use mechanical testing software, data collection, and data report generation
- Work with engineering to execute non-standard testing to support launch vehicle and spacecraft hardware design and production
- Test Article fabrication including machining, welding bonding, polishing, and fixturing
- Characterization of materials and welds through sample preparation and executing testing procedures using equipment such as microscopes, sectioning and polishing equipment, SEM/EDS FTIR, and other miscellaneous tools
- Operate machining equipment, mills, routers, lathes, and grinders
- Ensure all test equipment/measurement tool calibration is scheduled and performed
- Analysis of data and reporting results to engineering teams
- Maintain a clean and organized work station
- Run and maintain cure ovens and temperature loggers
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- 1+ years of materials testing experience, machining experience, layup, bonding, or assembly of composites, or hands-on experience in a laboratory setting
- Able to work off-shifts and available for overtime and weekends if needed with minimal notice
- Able to wear appropriate PPE for mechanical testing and machine shop environment
- Able to lift a minimum of 30 lbs. unassisted
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, Asylee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State under ITAR regulations
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with manufacturing mechanical test coupons with methods such as milling, electrical discharge machining (EDM), and waterjet
- Experience using material characterization equipment such as a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), or metallography tools
- Understanding of ASTM test methods tensile, fatigue, and fracture toughness testing fundamentals
- Experience in post test data processing and understanding good vs bad data in results
- Experience with welding and metal fabrication
- Experience with Non Destructive Testing/Inspection
- Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings
- Knowledge/experience of strain gage installation
Skills
- SEM
- EDS
- FTIR
- CNC
- EDM
- ASTM
