R&D Technician

Halo Materials is seeking an R&D Technician to play a critical role in enabling fast, high-quality experimentation. You’ll work closely with engineers and scientists to build, install, test, and maintain lab equipment that supports increasingly parallel and automated workflows.

This is an ideal role for someone early in their career who enjoys working with their hands, solving practical problems, and contributing directly to cutting-edge technical development in a startup environment.

Key Responsibilities

Support lab buildout efforts, including installation, calibration, testing, and troubleshooting of laboratory and pilot equipment.

Help enable more frequent and parallel experimentation by improving infrastructure and maintaining reliable systems.

Maintain a safe, organized, and effective lab and pilot environment.

Collaborate closely with R&D staff to execute experimental priorities.

Identify opportunities to improve lab workflows and equipment performance.

Uphold environmental, health, and safety (EHS) best practices in all lab activities.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of hands-on experience supporting R&D projects, including equipment installation, maintenance, or repair.

• A craftsman-like mindset with pride in building and maintaining high-quality lab infrastructure.

• A proactive and collaborative attitude when working with engineers and scientists.

• Strong awareness of environmental, health, and safety best practices.

• A hands-on, “get it done” mentality suited to a fast-paced startup environment.

• Strong troubleshooting skills and comfort working around mechanical or process equipment.

• Nice to Have:

• Experience in adjacent industries where similar high-temperature, catalytic, carbon, or materials growth processes are used — such as petrochemicals, advanced ceramics, specialty chemicals, battery materials, semiconductors, metallurgy, or industrial gas processing.

What We Look For (Beyond the Resume)

• A track record of execution — how you design experiments, make decisions with imperfect data, and drive results matters as much as where you’ve worked.

• Comfort operating in both research and production environments; experience in one or both is valuable, but your ability to move science toward application is what counts.

• Ownership mentality with high accountability and curiosity.

• Entrepreneurial speed balanced with technical discipline.

• Grit, resilience, and an ability to turn ambiguity into actionable next steps.