Carbon Fiber, Composite Materials, Customer Support/Service, Disability Insurance, Laboratory, Laboratory Equipment, Leadership, Materials Analysis, Materials Engineering, Materials Testing, Polymers, Process Validation, Product Design, Product Support, Record Keeping, Reverse Engineering, Small Company, Spectroscopy, Surface Preparation and Characterization, Technical Writing, Thermal Analysis, Welding
For more than 60 years, HEICO Corporation has thrived by serving niche segments of the aviation defense space and electronic industries by providing innovative and cost-saving products and services. HEICOs high energy culture focuses our Team Members on providing high-quality products and services to our customer base. Our leadership approach creates a dynamic environment that continually challenges our Team Members to perform at their best. For four consecutive years, Forbes Magazine ranked HEICO as one of the 200 Best Small Companies.
HEICO Corporation offers competitive compensation, paid vacation, and holidays, an excellent 401K plan with company match, and medical, dental, life, and disability insurance.
Job Title: Materials Lab Technician
Job Summary:
The Materials Lab Technician is responsible for technical materials preparation and evaluation of products in support of engineering and quality activities to ensure conformance to design and product processes.
Scope of Materials:
The Materials Lab Technician works with metallic or composite materials such as graphite, metal alloys, ceramics, and glass, plastics, and polymers, among others.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Perform research activities and other tasks as necessary in the lab environment.
• Accurately record observations and measurements and report results.
• Rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform functions of the job.
• Perform a variety of tasks such as section mount polish and etch samples.
• Perform sample evaluations in accordance with work instructions, including grain size and microstructure features, macro and micro-hardness testing, spectroscopy, filler content determination, surface treatment characterization, among others.
• Use lab equipment such as Optical Microscopes, OES Spectrometer, and Scanning Electron Microscope in the materials characterization process.
• Inspect welds and brazes to ensure conformance to product requirements.
• Prepare and evaluate thermal spray coatings for in-house process validation.
• Assist materials engineers in reverse engineering the process of aircraft parts as required.
• Responsible for cleaning, disinfecting, and maintaining a clean work area and equipment.
• Work under immediate supervision.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
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HEICO Corp
HEICO Corporation is a successful and growing technology-driven aerospace, industrial, defense and electronics company. For more than 60 years, HEICO has thrived by providing customers with innovative and cost-saving products and services.
HEICO's products are found on large commercial aircraft, regional, business and military aircraft, as well as on a large variety of industrial turbines, targeting systems, missiles and electro-optical devices.
HEICO Corporation is a New York Stock Exchange listed company (NYSE: HEI and HEI.A) and has also been ranked as one of the 100 "World's Most Innovative Growth Companies", 100 "Best Small Companies" and 200 "Hot Shot Stocks" by Forbes over the past decade. With headquarters in Hollywood, Florida, and multiple locations around the world - HEICO provides over 1 million square feet of design, manufacturing, repair, overhaul, distribution, sales and support capabilities.
HEICO Corporation operates in two segments, the Flight Support group and the Electronic Technologies group. The Flight Support group designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs, distributes and overhauls FAA-approved parts that extend over the entire aircraft, from the engines all the way to hydraulic, pneumatic, electromechanical, avionic, structures, wheels and brakes and even interiors.
The Electronic Technologies group produces electrical and electro-optical systems and components serving niche segments of the aerospace, defense, communications, and computer industries. The Electronic Technologies group is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of electrically and electro-optical engineered products used in the aerospace, defense, space, and electronics industries.
By combining state-of-the-art technologies, a team of highly skilled Team Members and an indisputable commitment to quality, both segments have constantly delivered invaluable solutions to customers over the years, helping to position them as leaders within their industries.