Metallurgical Engineer

Position Summary:

The Metallurgical/Materials Science Engineer is responsible for providing product, process and systems support for production processes. Responsibilities include applying metallurgical and engineering principles to the design, development and operation of processes and equipment while also contributing to new grade and supplier development.

Responsibilities:

-Develop material and processing parameters to efficiently achieve desired end-product properties and attributes based upon customer and industry specifications.
-Define and develop mechanical property and performance capabilities for hot rolled and coated products.
-Research, design and manage product/process capability and development and continuous improvement projects.
-Provide metallurgical expertise to the purchasing, commercial, operating, material disposition, and customer claim groups.
-Interface with steel mills to ensure raw material enables correct final product characteristics.
-Prescribe metallurgical testing and interpret results for internal and external customer presentations.
-Support the metallurgical laboratory through test standard interpretation, procedural development, and test equipment selection due diligence.
-Involvement in on-site meetings/tours with customers and vendors.
-Interpretation of industry (e.g. ASTM, EN/DIN, SAE) and customer specifications.
-Mentor junior metallurgists and laboratory technicians.

Desired Background:

-Hot dip galvanizing experience
-Advanced knowledge of ferrous metallurgy, steel making and downstream processing technologies and steel forming processes