Metallurgy Technician

About Seurat 

Seurat Technologies istransforming metalmanufacturingthrough Area Printing®, aproprietary additive manufacturingprocess pioneered at Lawrence Livermore NationalLaboratory. By printing an entire area at once rather than tracing each point with a single laser, Area Printing is designed to deliverthequality, throughput, and economics required for serialproduction. Seurat is producing and shipping metal componentstoday while scaling its technology and factory capacity to compete with conventional manufacturing, reshore criticalsupply chains, andreducetheenvironmental impact of industrial production. 

Seurat has raised over $230 million and is backed by leadingfinancial and strategic investors, includingNVentures, NVIDIA's venture capital arm; Capricorn's Technology Impact Fund; Honda; PorscheAutomobil Holding SE; DENSO; GM Ventures; Siemens Energy Ventures; True Ventures; SIP Global Partners; Cubit Capital; Maniv Mobility; and Xerox Ventures. 

The Role 

Seurat is seeking aMetallurgy Technicianto support production qualification, routine material verification, and process-development activities for metal components manufactured usingSeurat's Area Printing process. This hands-on laboratory role preparesand analyzesmetallographic samples,generates accurate andtraceable test results, maintains laboratory equipment,and quickly escalates results that may affect production quality, machine qualification, or customer requirements. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Maintain sample identity and traceability from build plate and part location through preparation, testing, imaging, data entry, and final reporting. 

• Prepare metallographic specimens through sectioning, mounting, grinding,polishing, and etching using controlled, repeatable methods. 

• Perform optical microscopy andimage analysis todocument porosity, inclusions, cracks, melt-pool features, grain structure,preparation artifacts,and other material characteristics. 

• Perform density measurements and report results according to approved methods and acceptance criteria. 

• Measure surface texture using contact or optical profilometry, distinguishing profileparameters such as Ra and Rz from areal parameters such asSa. 

• Conduct hardness testing using Vickers, Rockwell, or microhardness methods, as applicable. 

• Preparespecimensand coordinate testingfor tensile, fatigue, chemical-composition, and dimensionalevaluations. 

• Safely handle, sample, and characterize metal powders, including particle-size distribution, morphology, flowability, apparentdensity, and contamination evaluations. 

• Execute recurring production-quality tests according to controlled procedures andrequired turnaround times. 

• Support qualification ofArea Printing machines, materials,processparameter sets, heat treatments, and finishing operations. 

• Enter, review, andorganize test data in laboratory and quality systems, inspection reports, travelers, and qualification documentation. 

• Compare results with specifications and acceptance criteria;immediately escalatesuspected defects, out-of-specification results,preparation artifacts, or equipment problems. 

• Assist metallurgy, process, quality, and manufacturing engineers withnonconformance review,root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and disposition of material. 

• Maintain equipment calibration status, consumables, laboratory cleanliness,chemical inventories,andpreventive-maintenance records. 

• Follow all environmental, health, safety, quality, and document-control requirements. 

RequiredQualifications 

• Associate degree, technical diploma, or equivalentpracticalexperience in metallurgy, materials science, manufacturing, welding, or a related discipline. 

• Hands-on experience in a metallurgical,materials-testing, manufacturing, or quality laboratory. 

• Demonstrated ability to prepare metallographic specimens and obtain consistent, artifact-free surfaces for evaluation. 

• Working knowledge ofoptical microscopy and the ability to recognize both material features and preparation artifacts. 

• Ability to interpret engineering drawings,controlledwork instructions, test methods,material specifications, and acceptance criteria. 

• Ability tooperate precision measurement and laboratory equipment with consistent technique. 

• Strong attention to detail, sample-control discipline, andaccurate documentation practices. 

• Basicproficiency with spreadsheets and laboratory, manufacturing, or quality data-entry systems. 

• Ability to work independently, manage routine testing priorities, and escalate issues appropriately while following controlled procedures and safety requirements. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience withlaserpowder bed fusion, laser beam powder bed fusion of metals, or another metal additive-manufacturing process. 

• Experience testingstainless steels, particularly 316L or 17-4PH. Experience withaluminum, titanium, nickel superalloys, tool steels, copper alloys, or other additive-manufacturing materials is also valuable. 

• Familiarity withapplicableASTM, ISO, AMS,ASME,orNadcap requirements. 

• Experience with image-analysis software, scanning electron microscopy, or energy-dispersive spectroscopy. 

• Familiarity with tensile testing, heat treatment, hot isostatic pressing,machining,and surface-finishing processes. 

• Experienceworking within an ISO 9001, AS9100, or ISO/IEC 17025 quality system. 

Physical and Work EnvironmentRequirements 

• Ability, with or without reasonable accommodation, to stand, kneel, crouch,bend, and perform detailed hands-on laboratory workfor extended periods. 

• Ability, with or without reasonable accommodation, to lift and carry up to 50pounds and occasionally moveheavier equipment withappropriateassistance ormaterial-handling equipment. 

• Ability to worksafelyin ametal additive-manufacturing environment that may includemetal powders,laboratory chemicals, heated equipment, saws, grinders, polishers, furnaces, and relatedmachinery. 

• Ability to complete requiredhazardous-material,respiratory-protection, and equipment-safetytraining.

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Seurat Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values employees with a broad cross-cultural perspective. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. All applicants will receive fair and impartial treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or on any other basis which is protected under applicable federal, state or local law.