Senior Metallurgist
Country
United States of America
State / County
Texas
City
Houston
Division
Wyman Gordon
Company
Houston
Function
Engineering
Workplace Type
On-Site
Position type
Full Time
Opportunity ID
23300
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
This metallurgist will work in the Metallurgy group. This individual will need to maintain a high level of quality for instructions and product review. Manage daily activities to stay on schedule for our product shipment. Develop good working relations with both internal and external customers.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Interface with customers on matters pertaining to product requirements, quality and design
• Interface with material suppliers in matters pertaining to material quality and technical design
• Review process data and determine if parameters conform to requirements
• Conduct failure analysis and determination of root cause and corrective actions
• Review metallurgical test data and any non-conformances to determine if additional testing or customer approvals are needed; generate non-conformance reports as needed
• Witness Forge trial runs and participate in material review board activities, investigate any forging quality or process issues
• Clear metallurgical related issues to assist in meeting shipping schedules
• Develop testing and cut up plans of products, review cut up data and write reports
• Provide instruction to forge and heat treat shops on process parameters
• Participate in new product introduction, cost reduction and continuous improvement activities
• Actively participate to improve product/process, productivity and cost
• Develop full working knowledge of customer specification and quality requirements
• Interface with Met Records, Engineering, Quality and Sales Department
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Metallurgy or Materials Science is required. Advanced degrees in relevant field is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years forging industry experience with high temperature Titanium and Nickel aerospace alloys preferred
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Good project management skills
EDUCATION: Bachelor Degree
EXPERIENCE: Super alloy, Manufacture, Forging, Heat Treat
WORK CONDITIONS: Office environment with some interaction with the manufacture shop and testing lab
TRAVEL: Not required
HOURS: 1st Shift M-F 7:30am - 4:30pm
