Materials Lab Technician, Mechanical TestingPosted today
The opportunity
Anduril designs and fields systems across an unusually broad materials portfolio, and the design decisions behind them depend on mechanical test data that is accurate, repeatable, and delivered on time. This role owns the execution of that testing.
What you'll do
Run Mechanical Testing. Execute tensile, compression, and other mechanical: tests to established methods (e.g., ASTM / ISO) across programs — set up fixturing, operate the load frame, and capture results accurately.
Prepare and Manage Specimens. Machine, measure, label, and track test: specimens, maintaining traceability from receipt through reported result.
Own Data Quality. Capture, reduce, and record test data so results are: accurate, complete, and analysis-ready for the engineering team.
Keep the Lab Running. Perform routine equipment upkeep, calibration checks,: and consumable management to maximize uptime and equipment utilization.
Take Testing Off Engineers’ Plates. Absorb routine test execution so: engineering time returns to design, analysis, and program support rather than running the bench.
Uphold Lab Safety and Order. Maintain a safe, clean, well-organized lab and: follow all material-handling, PPE, and safety protocols.
What they're looking for
- You take pride in doing hands-on work precisely and repeatably. A test run to: method and data you can stand behind is its own reward.
- You are meticulous about the details that make data trustworthy: alignment, calibration, labeling, and traceability.
- You have a bias for action and ownership. You keep the queue moving and don’t wait to be asked.
- You communicate clearly with the engineers you support, surfacing anomalies rather than burying them.
- You care about a safe, orderly lab and treat the equipment like it’s your own.
- Active U.S. Secret or Top Secret security clearance
- Experience with fatigue, fracture, or other advanced / dynamic mechanical testing
- Experience testing advanced or non-standard materials: composites, high-temperature alloys, or additively-manufactured parts
