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Job Description Job Details: Title: Materials Engineering Mechanical Test Engineer Location: Foster City, CA 94404 Duration: 6+ Months Pay: $75 - $78 per hour Travel within the Bay Area will be required Description: We are seeking a Mechanical Test Engineer to support materials characterization, failure analysis, and component-level testing for our Materials & Failure Analysis Lab. This role is highly hands-on and lab-focused, requiring strong technical judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable running an Instron, designing custom fixtures, and executing standardized ASTM/ISO test methods, while also thinking critically when a test does not fit a textbook standard. Responsibilities: Operate Instron Universal Testing Machines (UTMs) for tensile, compression, shear, bend, peel, fatigue, and custom tests. Set up and execute ASTM and ISO standard tests (e.G., tensile,...

Summary: The Mechanical Engineer is responsible for managing multiple projects from early concept to mass production and will be part of a team. This position will provide project management and necessary technical direction to assure successful and timely implementation of new products. Monitor and analyze mechanical devices for problems. Project Details: Develop and test devices for improvement Recommend design changes, cost reductions, warranty improvements, and manufacturing issues Perform and analyzing tests to track results and make improvements Work with marketing and vendors, providing product specifications for their use Perform root cause analysis and work towards resolutions Oversee all required engineering qualification tests on project; ensure compliance with all outside parties involved Write product specifications, document test results, prepare product operating instructions and review technical literature Participate in test runs or...