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.