Metallurgist (Polymer Specialist)

Location: Onsite at the Marietta office, Marietta, Georgia, United States. U.S. Persons only due to ITAR-controlled information.

Company

hirify.global provides testing, inspection, certification, and compliance services across manufacturing, power generation, aerospace, medical, and defense markets.

What you will do

• Perform material testing, materials characterization, data interpretation, and technical report writing.
• Analyze metals, polymers, coatings, and related material systems using microscopy and laboratory instrumentation.
• Support failure analysis investigations and customer materials characterization projects.
• Consult with customers to define analysis requirements and collect relevant background information.
• Calibrate, maintain, and verify laboratory equipment while managing chemical and equipment inventories.
• Follow laboratory quality systems, ISO requirements, and safety procedures while supporting senior staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Polymer Science, or a related physical science discipline.
• 0–2 years of experience in a metallurgical laboratory environment.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, mathematical, scientific, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Working knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices, laboratory ISO requirements, and safe laboratory procedures.
• Ability to interpret analytical data and prepare clear technical reports for customers.
• Must qualify as a U.S. Person under ITAR, including U.S. citizenship or nationality, lawful permanent residence, refugee status, or asylum status in the United States.

Nice to have

• Academic research, internship, or industry experience in materials characterization, coatings, corrosion, or failure analysis.
• Familiarity with optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, EDS, FTIR, XRD, and related techniques.
• Knowledge of coatings technologies, corrosion mechanisms, corrosion testing, or crystalline phase identification using XRD.

Culture & Benefits

• Work is performed primarily in a laboratory environment.
• The role may require occasional lifting of objects weighing up to 55 pounds.
• Work follows established laboratory quality, ISO, and safety procedures.