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Materials Lab Technician

Divergent

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.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 18px">Divergent has invented a complete manufacturing solution to address system level challenges.&nbsp; The Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) is a complete software hardware solution designed to replace traditional vehicle manufacturing.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; The system is able to move seamlessly between manufacturing different vehicle models.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b>Purpose of Job:&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Responsible for data compilation for metallurgical and chemical analysis.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>Assist production related activities, including material handling and management.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Essential Job Functions and Performance Standards:&nbsp;</b></div><div><br></div><div>1. Metallography&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>2. Optical imaging&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>3. Scanning Electron Microscopy&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>4. Powder characterization&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>a) Particle size distribution&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>b) Chemical analysis&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>c) Powder flow meter&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>d) Humidity testing&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Work Environment:</b> Laboratory&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Requirements:&nbsp;</b></div><div><br></div><div>Top of Form&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><b>Education:&nbsp;</b></div><div><br></div><div>High School Diploma, Current college student (chemical, mechanical or materials engineer) with a 3.0 minimum GPA&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><b>Experience:&nbsp;</b></div><div><br></div><div>Familiarity with metallurgical lab setup and workflow&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><b>Skills:&nbsp;</b></div><div><br></div><div>Metallography experience&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><b>Physical Demands:&nbsp;</b></div><div><br></div><div>Ability to carry up to 50lbs&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><b>Other Requirements:&nbsp;</b></div><div><br></div><div>Preferred experience: machinery troubleshooting experience&nbsp;</div>
Divergent is an equal opportunity employer.
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