Lab Technician — Lithium Pilot Lab
Location: Texas, United States
A leading company in the energy, process, and infrastructure space is seeking a Lab Technician — Lithium Pilot Lab to support innovative lithium-related research and testing activities in Texas. This Lab Technician — Lithium Pilot Lab opportunity offers a highly hands-on environment, working within a pilot lab setting that combines laboratory operations, equipment troubleshooting, fluid handling, and technical data support. The Lab Technician — Lithium Pilot Lab will play an important role in supporting research staff, operating extraction units and flow systems, and helping maintain safe, effective experimental programs. For candidates looking for a technically focused and practical position, this Lab Technician — Lithium Pilot Lab role offers exposure to advanced laboratory equipment, fluid systems, and world-class research activity. The Lab Technician — Lithium Pilot Lab position is ideal for individuals with strong laboratory experience, mechanical aptitude, and the ability to work across both technical and operational tasks.
Company Overview
This company is a major player across upstream oil and gas, energy products, chemical products, specialty products, and lower-emissions and new energy initiatives. Its operations include crude oil and natural gas production, fuels manufacturing and trading, petrochemicals, lubricants, synthetics, elastomers, carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, lower-emission fuels, and lithium initiatives. This breadth of activity creates an exciting environment for candidates interested in technical roles connected to research, innovation, and industrial process development.
Key Responsibilities
- Support lithium-related experiments and fluid sampling within a pilot lab environment
- Understand and maintain five extraction units of various scales
- Perform fluid sample collection and fluid transfers between frac tanks and 300-gallon totes
- Make unit adjustments based on test program instructions
- Operate large flow systems and other research test equipment safely
- Assist with research program setup in collaboration with senior technical and engineering staff
- Troubleshoot equipment and workflow issues, helping identify and implement practical solutions
- Work hands-on with pumps, hoses, pump skids, pallet jacks, and related lab/process equipment
- Support collection, checking, input, and extraction of technical data
- Assist with pre-test and post-test analysis, including reports, plots, and graphs where needed
- Communicate testing observations clearly to support timely program adjustments
- Contribute to a strong safety culture in all aspects of work
Required Background
- Minimum of 3 years of industry laboratory experience
- Strong hands-on laboratory and mechanical troubleshooting capability
- Experience with fluid properties such as density and similar characteristics
- Knowledge of laboratory equipment used in specialist lithium testing environments
- Hands-on experience with autoclave reactors, peristaltic pumps, and flow meters
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
- Ability to use data acquisition software such as LabView and similar programs
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to collaborate with technical teams across different disciplines
Preferred Background
- Four-year college degree in science or technology
- Experience with centrifuge equipment
Additional Information
This opportunity is based in Houston, Texas, with work taking place in a mostly indoor pilot lab environment. The role involves more manual and practical work than a typical laboratory position, including equipment handling, hose and pump setup, and movement of materials used in test operations.
About Airswift
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.