Lab Technician - Metallic Materials (Third Shift: 11:00pm to 8:00am)

This position is onsite at our Drive Systems Center in Grand Prairie, TX, and operates on third shift, Monday through Friday, from 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.

About the role

Bring your mechanical or chemical experience to support the manufacture, design, and research and development (R&D) of vertical lift drive systems for aircraft. You’ll work with other technicians and engineers at Bell to provide lab testing activities for transmission gear heat treat, chemical, and other metallic processing methods. These gears will be used on flight aircraft as well as testing environments. This role is an integral part of the Materials and Process Engineering team at Bell, working to provide safe, effective components across multiple aircraft platforms.

Responsibilities

• Sectioning metallic components and preparing metallurgical mounts
• Operating laboratory equipment such as:
  • Analysis Equipment: hardness testers, spectrograph, x-ray fluorescence, gas analyzer, x-ray diffraction, tensile testing, digital and optical microscopes
  • Preparation Equipment: electro-discharge machining (EDM), band saw, grinders, sanders, cut-off wheels, sand blaster, polisher, metallurgical mounting presses
• Chemical analysis and titrations
• Performing thermal equipment temperature surveys and pyrometry tasks
• Generating technical laboratory reports
• Analyzing data using statistical analysis

Requirements

• Associate's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and at least 1 year of laboratory experience
• Must be able to work 3rd shift hours of 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., Monday through Friday
• Demonstrated technical writing, communication skills, and mechanical aptitude
• Strong communication and organization skills to properly relay and document results and procedures, and build/maintain effective relationships
• Able to lift 25 pounds
• Able to wear appropriate protective personal equipment (PPE)
• Additional knowledge and/or experience with chemical or materials testing (preferred)

Benefits

• 80 hours of Personal Time Off (PTO)
• 120 hours Vacation time
• 12-13 paid holidays per year
• 6 weeks parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Comprehensive health insurance
• On-site clinic, pharmacy, physical therapy, and licensed counselor
• Access to more than 11 Employee Resource Groups
• 9/80 work schedule (off every other Friday)

Pay

Competitive salary

Schedule

Full-time, third shift (11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.), Monday through Friday