Material Lab Technician I
Job ID: 2026-48
Date Posted: 2026-02-05T00:00:00
Location: San Diego, California
Minimum Experience: 4 years
Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent

Epsilon Systems Solutions is seeking a full time Material Lab Technician I in San Diego, CA.

Summary: Provide material lab support to our customer related to U.S. Navy ships and vessels.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide material engineering guidance on projects and processes pertaining to materials and metallurgical processes.

• Be capable of providing services to include identification, characterization, testing, and evaluation of various materials and substances such

  as metallic alloys, etc.

• Be knowledgeable of lab test equipment and maintain laboratory equipment to ensure equipment contracts, servicing and calibration

  scheduling. This includes specialized certifications as required.

• Utilize the equipment to identify unknown material, issue a report to the customer and maintain a filing system for records.

• Be knowledgeable of and capable of performing Sensitization of 5000 series Aluminum testing per ASTM G67 requirements.

• Submit data results from ASTM G67 tests to approving authority semi-annually to maintain lab certification.

• Perform Non-Destructive testing on 5XXX series Aluminum utilizing a Degree of Sensitization Probe.

• Perform Spectro Analysis on Metals via Xray equipment, Florescence Spectrometer and Optical Emission Spectrometer for unknown

  material identification and material verification.

• Perform hardness test of various metals utilizing Brinell Hardness tester and Rockwell Hardness Tester.

• Coordinate with ships force to perform Silicon Aluminum Bronze testing on union nuts for high-pressure systems to include High

  Pressure Air, SCBA, Halon, Hydraulics, Steering, RAST, CPP and Anchor Handling, generate report and maintain a filing system for records.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

• 4 years of full-time experience with the materials lab analysis or engineering support

• Must be proficient in MS Office

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Pursuant to the various government contractual requirements, all applicants must be U.S. Citizens.

Pay Range:

The pay range for this role is $32.30 - $32.53/hr. This is a reasonable estimate for this role. Individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience

ADA Notations:

• Requires walking, reaching, sitting and concentration in the presence of occasional noise

• Ability to lift, carry and move objects up to 50 lbs. in weight

• Ability to work in office, warehouse, laboratory, pier side, and shipboard locations.

• Noise conditions range from very quiet to loud, hearing protection may be required at times.

• May be required to go aloft onboard ships to inspect Tanks, Voids, Spaces, and Superstructures.

Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.