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Job Title: Engineering Technician - Materials Process Lab Job Code: 44414 Job Location: Huntsville, AL- AMF South Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week Job Description:The Missile Solutions Business Segment of L3Harris is seeking a Materials Laboratory Engineer Technician E to join our Huntsville, Alabama facility.
This position will work in the Advanced Manufacturing Facility's (AMF) Materials and Process Engineering (M&PE) Laboratory in Huntsville, Al. The primary responsibility will be to perform and support testing for material characterization, failure investigations, material recertification, in-process testing, and other support of the M&PE team. This position will report to the Materials and Processes Engineering AMF Laboratory Manager in Huntsville, AL.
Essential Functions:- Complete assigned projects safely, efficiently, and within required deadlines.
- Develop, document, and implement new testing methods and procedures.
- Create best practice documentation for material testing techniques
- Mentor and train lower-level technicians and engineers in functional area
- Provide feedback on test plans
- Fabricate non-metallic material test layups
- Conduct testing in accordance with ASTM, MIL, ISO, standard work documents and non-standard work requests.
- Evaluate non-metallic materials using a variety of measurement instruments and laboratory equipment, including balances, universal testing machines, ovens, hot plates, hydraulic presses, autoclaves, and rheometers.
- Generate laboratory reports in accordance with material specification requirements.
- Contribute to laboratory operations and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain laboratory readiness, organization, and cleanliness in accordance with 5S+1 principles.
Qualifications: High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:- Demonstrated knowledge of non-metallic materials properties.
- Hands-on experience with advanced mechanical testing of non-metallic materials
- Hands-on experience with composite materials layup and vacuum bagging.
- Experience with any of the following test equipment:
- Instron Universal Testing Frame
- Moving Die Rheometer and Mooney Viscometer
- Hydraulic Press
- Autoclave
- Grinding and Polishing
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