Job Title: Metallurgist

Job Description

We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Metallurgist to ensure that lab processes are performed in compliance with corporate manuals and customer requirements. You will lead efforts in cost reduction, product improvement, and production problem-solving activities. This role involves brazing, welding, metallurgical lab work, alloy verification, and other processes like EDM and laser welding. You will also be deeply involved in heat treatment and responsible for annual lab calibration and certification.

Responsibilities

• Ensure lab processes comply with corporate manuals and customer requirements.
• Lead conception, evaluation, and implementation of cost reduction, product improvement, and production problem-solving activities.
• Oversee brazing, welding, metallurgical lab work, alloy verification, EDM, laser welding, and heat treatment processes.
• Manage annual lab calibration and certification, including required Round Robins.
• Determine root causes of metallurgical deviations and provide technical support to resolve issues.
• Report critical process status to the Metallurgical Services Manager.
• Interface daily with manufacturing, maintenance, and facilities personnel to address lab issues.
• Serve as SPA for department audits (internal, customer, NADCAP) and support HT NADCAP audit.
• Understand downstream product quality and react appropriately to observed conditions.
• Write and approve instructions for met lab, brazing, EDM, and welding areas.
• Oversee lab operator training and certifications.
• Collaborate with facilities and external suppliers for equipment updates and repairs.
• Foster continuous improvement utilizing process management.
• Provide technical guidance to management and peers in metallurgical areas.
• Maintain databases for all metallurgical areas.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering.
• Two years of engineering experience in a casting facility or a minimum of five years of metallurgist experience.
• Basic lab experience including microscope usage, chemical safety, and fume hood experience.
• Familiarity with characterization equipment: SEM, XRD, XRF, Mass-spec.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to initiate and follow up on projects.
• Team player with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to present information effectively to top management.
• Familiarity with major metallurgical/alloy specifications (PWA, RR, GE).
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Understanding of alloys, particularly superalloys.
• Familiarity with characterization of superalloy defects and heat treatment processes.
• Experience with making mounts with epoxy, bakelite, lucite.
• Proficiency in MS Office and statistical analysis.

Work Environment

The position is based in a metal processing plant focusing on the creation of superalloys. You will have five direct reports (lab technicians) and be responsible for their training and auditing. The role includes hiring, training, and performance management of all direct reports. The work environment includes using various technologies and equipment, and you will be reporting directly to the Engineering Manager.