Product Engineer II

About the role

We are currently seeking to hire a Product Engineer within our Specialty Materials business unit. This position will be based in Monroe, NC.

Responsibilities

• Manage the relationship and processes between external customers, sales, process engineering, and operations.
• Learn ATI's business culture, process, and products.
• Successfully manage interactions between internal and external groups.
• Possess a continuous improvement mindset.
• Review customer specifications and support sales teams by approving customer quotes.
• Create and implement items, recipes, mill instructions, and other quality system documents for Titanium and Specialty products.
• Review deviations and non-conformances and determine root causes to prevent recurrence.
• Support certifications and testing of Titanium and Specialty Steel orders and shipments.
• Become company and industry recognized metallurgical expert in Titanium and Specialty Steel and the manufacturing process of these alloys.
• Utilize Continuous Improvement tools throughout the manufacturing process of Titanium and Specialty Steel products, leading to increased yield, better quality, and reduced costs.
• Plan, execute, and manage product/process continuous improvement programs that support several Value Streams using Plan-Do-Check[1]Act approach.
• Propose and defend project concepts for new products, cost savings, quality improvement, and process innovation.
• Collaborate with technology and research colleagues across ATI.
• Provide technical support to sales, planning, operations, and quality on their function to facilitate the manufacture of product.
• Communicate results to management, colleagues, and customers in the form of written reports and oral presentations.
• Maintain industry expertise and current knowledge of developments in Titanium and Specialty Steel metallurgy.

Qualifications

• BS in materials science engineering or related discipline.
• Process or product engineering experience related to Titanium and/or Specialty Steels.
• Preferred: Working knowledge of wrought processing (i.e., conventional melting, press forging, radial forging, hot rolling, conditioning, heat treatment, etc.).

Essential Skills

• Comfortable meeting with customers, presenting at technical meetings, and willing to travel (2-4 times per year).
• Enthusiastic, excited about tackling challenges, and comfortable with working in a continuous improvement environment.
• Strong technical background.
• Technical writing/oral presentation skills.
• Eager to become a technical expert & primary point of contact in area of responsibility.
• Comfortable being on the shop floor observing processes, providing guidance and interfacing with operators.
• Self-starter and able to work independently as well as on a team.
• Uses scientifically rigorous, data-driven approach to problem-solving.
• Able to manage multiple tasks under pressure while maintaining composure and meeting established deadlines.