Metallurgist/Materials Engineer

Responsibilities

Responsible for engineering and process control for all metals/materials used in the design and manufacture of products used for compliance with aerospace and automotive requirements.

• Participate in design activity of new products, document and recommend best practices for thermal processing.
• Research, maintain, and develop material standards as well as metal selections that meet existing and new product requirements (corrosion, wear, plating).
• Establish and maintain in-house engineering and process specifications for heat-treating.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for all production machining and heat treat activity (bright hardening, annealing, tempering, sub-zero treatments, and coatings).
• Maintain production furnace compliance to AMS2750.
• Train and certify heat treat operators to applicable specifications.
• Operate and maintain metallurgical lab for support of production operations (sectioning, mounting and polishing, microhardness of materials and plating, corrosion testing).
• Direct and support product failure issues associated with metals, weldments and customer returns and provide technical reports.
• Manage and review all external metallurgical testing and reports to ensure results comply with specification requirements.
• Investigate product/process/equipment improvements, including developing a technology roadmap for the metallurgical lab.
• Create monthly report for all activity and review with VP of Engineering.
• Support NADCAP welding and chemical processing audits.

Qualifications

• Degree in Metallurgical Engineering (preferred) or Material Science with minimum 5 years of experience in heat-treat manufacturing and metallurgical lab operations.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

Pay

$85,000.00 - $110,000.00 annual, base salary based on experience.