Ball Aerospace & Technologies

Engineer, Metal Innovation

Ball Aerospace & Technologies • $89K — $124K *
Broomfield, CO 80021In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
  • 2+ years in engineering R&D
  • Familiar with technical drawing and GD&T
  • Strong multitasking and nonlinear troubleshooting skills
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Statistical principles knowledge and its application
  • Basic project management skills with experience in project management tools

Responsibilities

  • Design resealable packaging using aluminum, plastic, or hybrid materials
  • Collaborate to develop forming tooling and procedures for products
  • Coordinate with suppliers to implement or transfer processes
  • Engage with internal clients to create and validate designs
  • Document innovations into finalized Intellectual Property
  • Utilize analytical tools for evaluation and analysis
  • Produce engineering packages for production optimization

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits starting on day one
  • Participation in the annual incentive compensation plan
  • Hybrid on-site work arrangement in Colorado
  • Required on-site work three or more days per week
  • Potential travel within local Ball and non-Ball locations
Full Job Description
Position Overview:

As an Engineer for Metal & Engineering, you are a key member of the Global Innovation-Metal team; reporting to the Manager, Closure Innovation. You willcontribute to the success of Ball by providing project management and technical support for the research and development of metal beverage container closures.

Key Areas of Responsibility Include:
  • Create resealable packaging designs in aluminum, plastic, or hybrid components and generate / execute various mechanical and process testing/trials to develop new packaging.
  • Work with design team to develop forming tooling and sequences to create final product.
  • Work with new and existing suppliers to create new or transfer existing processes to metal or composite material forming.
  • Interact with internal customers to generate new packaging designs and validate package integrity.
  • Create and document innovations into finalized Intellectual Property (IP) including patents and trade secret.
  • Utilize analytical & statistical evaluation & analysis tools such as DOE, FMEA, cost models, statistically relevant / significant sample sizes & run lengths with control data comparisons.
  • Seek, identify, & proactively address areas of concern such as resources, project delays, etc. by creating recovery paths where needed.
  • Create comprehensive engineering packages for operations & engineering to optimize production startups & minimize operational issues in the plant environment.
    • This may require heavy support/collaboration in creating / editing quality test methods / equipment / Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's), tooling, material specifications & EHS documentation, etc.
  • Utilize stage gate & project management tools & documentation to enable & document cross functional collaboration w/ areas such as business development, sales, operations, & engineering.
  • Evaluation of capital equipment, support equipment and material usage in support of business cases for new products.


Required Skills and Experience:
  • Bachelors degree in an Engineering discipline or other related technical discipline such as metallurgy or physics.
  • Minimum of 2 years related engineering research and development work.
  • Demonstrated skills and experience:
    • Familiarity with technical drawing, dimensioning (including GD&T), metrology, tool manufacture and machine design knowledge.
    • Ability to work with geographically dispersed engineering and business teams.
    • Ability to multitask and think/troubleshoot in a nonlinear manner.
    • Clear, concise, and effective communication skills (written and verbal) to provide direction and promote project management best-practices.
    • Statistical principles and ability to apply in practice.
    • Data collection and analysis.
    • Basic project management skills and experience with project/program management tools (such as Microsoft Project).
    • Ability to work independently and follow directions.


Preferred Skills and Experience:
  • Masters degree in a technical discipline or MBA.
  • Expertise with high speed manufacturing equipment.
  • Familiarity with high speed metal forming technologies, including drawing, ironing, stamping, impact extrusion and spinning as well as hybrid component manufacturing.
  • Experience with beverage cap/closure manufacturing process and design.
  • Knowledge of plastic injection component design and manufacturing process.


Compensation & Benefits:
  • Expected Hiring Salary Range: $89,500 - $124,940 (Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
  • This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
  • Benefits starting day one! Please visit our "Total Rewards" page to learn more about Ball's comprehensive benefits structure.
  • Hybrid On-Site Work Environment: Based in Colorado, this position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site for three (3) or more work days per work week (with core collaboration days of Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). Travel and local commute between Ball locations and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.

When submitting your application to Ball, we encourage you to emphasize your skills, experience, and qualifications that align with the role.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.
  • Under Colorado, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania law, you have the right to exclude or redact age-related details-such as your date of birth, school attendance dates, or graduation dates-from your resume, cover letter, CV, or other supporting documents (e.g., transcripts, certificates).
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visa, now or in the future, for this job opening.

* This position will be posted internally for a minimum of 5 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.

No agencies please.

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About Ball Aerospace & Technologies

Ball Corporation is a provider of metal packaging for beverages, foods and household products, and of aerospace and other technologies and services to commercial and governmental customers. Founded in 1880, the company employs more than 15,000 people in more than 90 locations worldwide. Ball Corporation stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BLL.

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Learn more about Ball Aerospace & Technologies
Size
24,300 employees
Market Cap
$16.1 billion
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Net Income
$585 million
Founded
1980
5 Year Trend
+8.8%
Revenue
$11.7 billion
NASDAQ
BLL
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