M&P Technician

Boom is building supersonic jet engines, which means we work with high-temperature superalloys all day, every day - parts in fabrication, parts on the drawing board, and parts coming back from our on-site test cell with a story to tell. Reading that story is lab work: sectioning, polishing, etching, testing, measuring, and documenting. You’ll be Boom’s first M&P lab tech—meaning you play a foundational role in setting up the lab and setting the standards for world-class labwork. This is your opportunity to do it right, the way you’ve always wanted to.This role is the person who does it. Upstart R&D environment—not rote production QCMost met lab jobs exist inside an established system - procedures released, equipment qualified, the same tests running on the same parts every shift. You show up and execute the standard, over and over again. This is a very different job. Boom's materials lab - metallography, mechanical testing, SEM - is being built right now, in parallel with the engine program it supports. The prep routes, the calibration system, the report templates, the sample tracking: the first versions of those will have your name on them, built side by side with the lab's engineers. And at Boom the technician/engineer line deliberately blurs - you'll help plan test campaigns and shape the lab, not just execute work orders. Is this indication a defect or a prep artifact? Did this heat treat do what the spec says it did? Why does this blade look like that after 50 hours in the test cell? What you'll doPrepare metallurgical samples - sectioning, mounting, polishing, etching - across stainless steels, titanium, and nickel-based superalloysPerform microstructural analysis on engine components: machined, brazed, welded, heat-treated, and thermally sprayed hardwareRun hardness and microhardness testing, furnace uniformity surveys, and chemical/cleaning solution analysisSupport mechanical test operations - tensile, fatigue, creep, elevated temperature - alongside the lab engineer: specimen handling, setup, and data recordingSupport failure and damage investigations on hardware from Boom's engine test cell, alongside M&P engineersEvaluate supplier material and process certifications against engineering specs and drawingsWrite the reports: traceable, complete, and defensible - your documentation is the permanent engineering recordHelp stand up the lab itself: procedures, calibration systems, equipment selection input, consumables managementSupport allowables and material characterization test programs as they spin up This job is demandingThe procedure you need won't always exist yet - you'll write it, with the help of some of the best materials scientists and engineers in the world. The part on your bench may be the only one of its kind, and the data you help generate will drive material decisions on an engine program. That requires craft-level prep skill, real interpretive judgment at the microscope, and documentation discipline that survives scrutiny years later. And you’ll get to see your work manifested rapidly in the engines we build, test, and ship—and which eventually carry passengers faster than the speed of sound. You probably have2+ years hands-on experience in a metallurgical or materials testing laboratoryStrong metallographic prep skills and microstructure evaluation experience - ideally on aerospace alloys (nickel superalloys, titanium, stainless)Hardness and microhardness testing proficiencyExperience reading engineering drawings, AMS/ASTM specs, and supplier certificationsDisciplined documentation habits from an AS9100/NADCAP-type environmentThe ability to work independently and communicate findings directly to engineers It would be great if you haveMechanical testing experience: tensile, fatigue (LCF/HCF), creep, or elevated-temperature testingFailure analysis experience: fractography, SEM/EDS exposure, root cause investigation supportFurnace survey / pyrometry (AMS 2750) experienceExperience standing up or significantly upgrading a lab capabilitySPC familiarity and comfort with data analysisExperience on R&D, development, or test programs rather than pure productionFurther education or diploma in Metallurgy, Materials Science, or related - or equivalent industry depth Why BoomBoom's engines are being designed, built, and tested under one roof - including the lab that validates the materials they're made from. There is no version of this role at an established OEM where the lab is still being invented and a technician's judgment shapes it. The microstructures you evaluate and the records you build will directly support engines that fly—and you have the opportunity to shape a brand new state-of-the-art lab from the ground up. If building the lab that a jet engine company runs on sounds like the job you've been waiting for, apply.