Failure Analysis, Mechanical Engineer, Texas

Job Description

The Team and Job Summary

We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer/Materials Engineer to join our Failure Analysis & Prevention (FA&P) Group. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial, highly driven person with a well-rounded skill set to join the FA&P Group.  The ideal person for this role will need to not only have a strong grasp of materials science and engineering but also be flexible and a strategic thinker able to take on a variety of tasks.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Successful candidate will be a materials/metallurgical engineer with a strong understanding of mechanical systems and principles of mechanical engineering, or a mechanical engineer with a strong understanding of materials/metallurgical engineering.

Assist with joint laboratory examinations with outside parties in the JS Held Laboratories.

Attend and participate in joint laboratory examinations at third party laboratories.

Experience analyzing scientific and technical literature and manuals.

Experience reviewing and analyzing technical reports and opinions from others.

Hands on laboratory work including DSC, optical microscopy, FTIR, sample preparation for microscopy of metals, polymers and composites (sectioning, mounting, polishing and etching).

Operate and maintain laboratory and machine shop equipment.