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Materials Engineering Support Specialist - Security Clearance Required

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University
State College, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/7/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/7/2025

We are seeking a motivated Engineering Support Specialist to join our Characterization and Testing Department (CTD) team in the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State .  You will contribute to various research activities throughout the Materials Design and Optimization Division (MDOD).  A wide range of materials machining and fabrication methods are critical to existing and emerging research covering ceramic, metallic, polymeric and hybrid structures. On-site training is expected to evolve to independent tasking for daily project support

You will :

  • Apply practical engineering assignments that include facility and experimental support hardware lay-out and design, fabrication, assembly and test
  • Facility maintenance and repair of capital and test equipment in support of various projects
  • Meet with faculty and staff engineers to define the scope of task requirements, and schedule constraints, communicates with engineers and project managers to provide progress reports and facilitating the identification of resources needed to accomplish the task / project
  • Perform daily specimen and coupon fabrication operations and fabrication of facility and test equipment
  • Responsible for the equipment maintenance and operations including repair
  • Train and oversee daily operation of laboratory-scale fabrication equipment
  • Inspect, test, and calibrate equipment as directed
  • Assess and identify system faults, and adjust and repair as directed
  • Assist senior technical / engineering staff in gathering, compiling, and archiving test data in the laboratory or in the field
  • May work as part of a test project support team, including selected task leadership roles, in the laboratory, or in the fieldMay develop and provide documentation for task procedures and process evaluation

Required skills / experience include :

  • Mechanical and Engineering design
  • Past success operating CNC machinery
  • Demonstrated  ability to assemble and test mechanical components
  • Microsoft Office, basic computer tasks, general office computer knowledge
  • Preferred skills / experience include :

  • CNC programmings
  • small parts assembly
  • Mechanical CAD layout and schematic capture
  • ARL at Penn State is an integral part of one of the leading research universities in the nation and serves as a University center of excellence in defense science, systems, and technologies with a focus in naval missions and related areas.

    Candidates selected will be subject to a government security investigation and you must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Employment with the Applied Research Laboratory will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

    ARL is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion; we believe this is central to our success as a Department of Defense designated University Affiliated Research Center (UARC).  We are at our best when we draw on the talents of all parts of society, and our greatest accomplishments are achieved when diverse perspectives are part of our workforce.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our web site at www.arl.psu.edu .

  • The proposed salary range may be impacted by geographic differential.
  • The salary range for this position, including all possible grades is :

    46,400.00 - $67,300.00

    Salary : $46,400 - $67,300

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