Research and Development Technician, Thermal Protection System Materials
Cambium
El Segundo, CA, USA · United States
Posted on Mar 7, 2025
- Be a great team member committed to contributing to advanced material discovery, development and production.
- Follow written test plans, standard operating procedures, and specifications, to fabricate, process and test various composite coupons and prototype hardware.
- Operate, program and maintain composite processing equipment including ovens, autoclaves and high temperature furnaces.
- Mixing, handling and safely disposing a range of chemicals according to standardized procedures.
- Developing and maintaining process monitoring data acquisition systems collecting data foundational to our AI material discovery effort.
- Innovating new and agile methods to test materials in extreme thermal environments.
- Collaborating in the development and improvement of complex work instructions and procedures.
- Designing and building fixturing and molds for process and test equipment.
- Machining and fabricating prototype thermal processing equipment.
- Preparing small test coupons for thermal, mechanical and optical analysis.
- Following all safety protocols, contribute to and continuously improving our culture of safety.
- Participate in a wide range of R&D problem-solving activities with an open mind and desire to learn.