Hours - 40 hours a week
Salary - $90,000
The Role:Metallurgist I is an entry-level role supporting aerospace investment casting manufacturing through metallurgical laboratory activities and validations across the production process. The metallurgical team is responsible for a variety of tests and validations covering the alloys used to produce castings, the castings themselves, as well as the materials used to produce the cast components.
- Perform Sample Preparation: Cutting, Etching, Mounting & Polishing
- Sample Reading & Evaluation Using Lab Available Equipment (Primarily Optical Microscope)
- Report and Certification Preparation
- Ownership of Test Bar Production, Process Specifics and Process Routing
- Preparation of Shipment and Documentation Packages for Outside Laboratory Testing
- Interpret and Apply Customer & Industry Specifications to Testing Procedures, Results & Reporting, and Other Evaluations & Approvals
- Involvement in Troubleshooting Production Issues, Especially as Issues Pertain to Alloy Microstructure, Chemistry or Mechanical Characteristics
Interested?If you have any of the below skills, we would love to talk to you about your next career move:
- Bachelor's Degree in Metallurgy or Materials Engineering (or Equivalent Curriculum) or Equivalent Professional Experience
- Basic knowledge of the Investment Casting Process (and Especially Nickel-Based Superalloys) is Preferred but not Required
- Understand the Fundamentals of Materials, especially Metal Microstructure
- Familiar with Fundamentals of Metal Microstructure Formation & Phase Evolution
- Performed Sample Preparation, Mount Reading & Reporting
- Familiar with Mechanical Testing Processes, Evaluation and Reporting.
- Effective Communication, Collaboration, and Analytical Skills
An ambitious individual who has a proven track record in Industrial Gas Turbine (IGT) castings experience in a Turbine Aerofoils industry. Ideally you will have a working knowledge of materials science, mechanical, or industrial engineering along with specific investment casting experience.
If you are a Process Engineer looking to deploy your skills in an established business then we would love to hear from you.
