Metallurgical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and technical support for manufacturing processes and product quality.
• Evaluate and develop products, processes, and equipment based on customer requirements.
• Ensure procedures, product controls, and process controls are followed.
• Resolve quality issues and drive improvements in products, processes, and equipment.
• Support product and process development aligned with customer needs.
• Collaborate with support staff, shift leaders, and hourly workforce to maintain smooth operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Metallurgy, Metallurgical Engineering, Material Science, or Chemical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• 1 year of related experience or internship equivalent.
• 4+ years of metallurgical experience (nice to have).
• Quality systems experience (nice to have).
• Leverage manufacturing experience (nice to have).
• Experience with Statistical Methods, Engineering Calculations, Physical Metallurgy, Mechanical Metallurgy, Phase Diagrams, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Metals Solidification Theory, Thermodynamics, and Material Processing (nice to have).
• Experience in the metals or aluminum industry (nice to have).

Qualifications

• Materials engineering
• Reliability engineering
• Manufacturing engineering
• Equipment reliability
• Maintenance

Skills

• Additional Skills & Qualifications

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Holiday Pay

Pay

The pay range for this position is $70,000.00 - $90,000.00/yr.

Schedule

This is a Permanent position based out of Riverdale, IA.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Riverdale, IA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 26, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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