Impulse Space
Materials Technician (ASTM/Tensile Test)
Redondo Beach, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years required; 5+ years preferred for environmental mechanical testing experience.
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate; associate’s degree in a related field (or equivalent combination of education and hands-on experience) preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain an export license from the applicable U.S. government agencies.
About the job
Performs and documents mechanical testing of materials for aerospace applications, maintaining test equipment and ensuring results meet applicable standards.
What you'll do
- Set up and operate universal testing machines for tensile, compression, flexural, shear, and fatigue tests.
- Prepare specimens, select and align fixtures, and follow ASTM, ISO, and internal testing standards.
- Process and report test data, and maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot laboratory equipment.
What they ask for
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
- 3+ years of direct experience operating mechanical testing equipment in a structured laboratory.
- Hands-on experience testing metals, polymers, composites, and ceramics.
- Functional knowledge of mechanical testing standards and specimen geometry requirements.
Nice to have
- Associate’s degree in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or a related technical field (or equivalent combination of education and hands-on experience); 5+ years of experience with environmental mechanical testing in aerospace or defense is also preferred.
- Basic machining, Digital Image Correlation (DIC), metallographic preparation or failure analysis, or fracture toughness and fatigue crack growth rate testing experience.
Pay
$35.00 - $40.00 / hour (base pay)
Tools
universal testing machines, ASTM, ISO, ASTM E8, D3039, D638, C1161, Digital Image Correlation (DIC)
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