Materials engineering technician vs material stress tester

Differences between materials engineering technician and material stress tester duties and responsibilities

Materials engineering technician example responsibilities.

• Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
• Perform construction material testing on asphalt, concrete, soil and aggregate specimens both in the field and in the laboratory.
• Assist in geotechnical field investigations and operate geoprobe rig.
• Direct inbound and outbound logistics operations, such as transportation and warehouse activities, safety performance, and logistics quality management.
• Work on non-classify and highly-classify scientific instruments using certify NASA soldering procedures.

Material stress tester example responsibilities.

• Train and lead a team of 3+ testers in support of compatibility testing.
• Conduct quality control tests without supervision and within the precision standards establish by ASTM, ACI, and AASHTO.
• Compile HMA samples and test them for compaction, density, absorption, and grade.
• Assure that all materials conform to Caltrans standard specifications and special provisions of the said project.
• Asphalt extraction test to record the contents of asphalt remains after samples are cook to the core.
• Perform quality control for asphalt production materials.
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