Materials Lab Technician
Divergent
(Other)
torrance, ca, usa
Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2023
<div><span style="font-size: 18px">Divergent is on a mission to democratize the design and manufacture of vehicles. We want to enable a future where small entrepreneurial teams across the globe will bring increasingly material and energy efficient transportation solutions to market with a fraction of the capital and time. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 18px">Divergent has invented a complete manufacturing solution to address system level challenges. The Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) is a complete software hardware solution designed to replace traditional vehicle manufacturing. To make the complex simple, it is a complete modular digital factory for complex structures. Given a set of digital requirements as input, the machine automatically computationally engineers, additively manufactures, and assembles any complex structure. The system is able to move seamlessly between manufacturing different vehicle models.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b>Purpose of Job: </b></div><div><br></div><div>Perform daily Materials Lab activities such as metallurgical specimen preparation, chemical analysis of materials, and powder characterization protocol such as measuring powder rheological properties and mechanical properties. </div><div><br></div><div>Responsible for data compilation for metallurgical and chemical analysis. </div><div>Assist production related activities, including material handling and management. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Essential Job Functions and Performance Standards: </b></div><div><br></div><div>1. Metallography </div><div><br></div><div>2. Optical imaging </div><div><br></div><div>3. Scanning Electron Microscopy </div><div><br></div><div>4. Powder characterization </div><div><br></div><div>a) Particle size distribution </div><div><br></div><div>b) Chemical analysis </div><div><br></div><div>c) Powder flow meter </div><div><br></div><div>d) Humidity testing </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Work Environment:</b> Laboratory </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Requirements: </b></div><div><br></div><div>Top of Form </div><div><br></div><div><b>Education: </b></div><div><br></div><div>High School Diploma, Current college student (chemical, mechanical or materials engineer) with a 3.0 minimum GPA </div><div><br></div><div> </div><div><br></div><div><b>Experience: </b></div><div><br></div><div>Familiarity with metallurgical lab setup and workflow </div><div><br></div><div> </div><div><br></div><div><b>Skills: </b></div><div><br></div><div>Metallography experience </div><div><br></div><div> </div><div><br></div><div><b>Physical Demands: </b></div><div><br></div><div>Ability to carry up to 50lbs </div><div><br></div><div> </div><div><br></div><div><b>Other Requirements: </b></div><div><br></div><div>Preferred experience: machinery troubleshooting experience </div>
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