Processing & Joining Metallurgist / Materials Engineer

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World! Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow.

Requirements

• Develop, execute, and optimize metallic joining and thermal processing methods in a laboratory environment, including electron beam and laser welding, vacuum brazing, diffusion bonding, HIP, and heat treatment for steels, nickel-base alloys, and other structural alloys.
• Provide metallurgical engineering support for processing, materials selection, and property investigations.
• Participate in the design, setup, and operation of processing and joining systems, including fixture design, parameter development, and troubleshooting.
• Perform metallurgical characterization and joint evaluation using sample preparation, optical microscopy (SEM as appropriate), hardness testing, and mechanical testing (for example, tensile or bend tests) to assess quality and performance.
• Organize, analyze, and present data from experiments and process development activities to improve understanding of process, structure, and property relationships.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, technologists, designers, and production partners as part of integrated teams spanning design, analysis, prototyping, and production implementation.

Benefits

• Flexible Benefits Package
• 401(k)
• Relocation Assistance
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)