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Overview

The Materials Testing Technician position is a hands-on laboratory role focused on preparing, testing, and analyzing materials for aerospace and defense applications. The role involves using specialized laboratory equipment to evaluate material performance and requires a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare materials for testing through sectioning, mounting, grinding, polishing, and etching.
  • Conduct mechanical testing on metals, composites, elastomers, and other materials.
  • Support materials analysis using SEM/EDS, FTIR, and thermal analysis equipment.
  • Operate mechanical testing equipment and load frames.
  • Record test data and communicate findings to engineering teams.
  • Calibrate, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory equipment.
  • Perform testing in accordance with ASTM standards and established procedures.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience in a materials characterization or mechanical testing laboratory.
  • Experience preparing material samples and/or conducting mechanical testing.
  • Experience working with laboratory testing or characterization equipment.
  • Ability to follow technical procedures, engineering drawings, and instructions.
  • Ability to obtain a security clearance if required during the contract.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: Moorestown, NJ
  • Schedule: 1st Shift | 4/10 schedule
  • Contract: 48-week Contract-to-Hire
  • Worksite: On-site
  • Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Moorestown, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $43/hr, this posting sits about 21% above the $35/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey — toward the top of a $30–$40/hr middle band drawn from 91 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 82% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Moorestown, NJ

Moorestown, NJ is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 152 other active welding openings from 109 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

Actalent currently has 1 other opening live in New Jersey, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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