Senior Laboratory Technician (Corrosion)
- Pay Rate: $40 – $46.95/hour (on W2)
- Contract Length: 12 months
- Location: Houston, TX 77034 | Onsite
Raise is currently hiring a contract team member on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader.
Overview
Our client is looking for a Corrosion Laboratory Technician to join its research lab in Friendswood, Texas. You set up and run tests that show how metals and other materials hold up in harsh conditions. Much of this work is new research, so results aren’t always what anyone expects. You’ll do well here if you like hands-on work, can fix equipment when it acts up, and give researchers clear updates.
Responsibilities
- Run routine and special corrosion tests, including coupon tests, electrochemical tests, material compatibility tests, brine and chemical exposure studies, and accelerated corrosion tests.
- Set up, run, and maintain high-temperature, high-pressure autoclave reactors, along with peristaltic pumps and flow meters.
- Work safely with hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and wear a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) when the work calls for it.
- Read piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) to build test setups and trace problems.
- Find and fix equipment and workflow issues and work with the team on new solutions.
- Collect data, check its quality, and build reports, plots, and graphs before and after each test.
- Do visual inspections and support failure analysis on test samples.
- Tell researchers what you see during a test right away, so they can adjust the program.
- Help plan test programs with senior scientists and engineers.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of hands-on lab experience in industry, ideally in corrosion coupon testing, non-metallic coatings, material compatibility, or failure analysis
- Hands-on experience with high-temperature, high-pressure autoclave reactors
- Comfort working in a lab that handles H2S
- Ability to pass a fit test for an SCBA
- Mechanical skills to troubleshoot lab equipment, including reading P&IDs
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
- Close attention to detail and clear written and spoken communication
Preferred Qualifications
- A four-year degree in a science field or Geology.
- Prior hands-on work with H2S
- LabVIEW or similar data acquisition software
- Centrifuge experience
- Electrochemical testing experience
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