Senior Metallurgical Engineer/Metallurgist

About This Role

This role will provide technical leadership in metallurgical processes, quality systems, and production operations, ensuring products meet high performance and reliability standards within a heavy manufacturing environment. It involves comprehensive metallurgical analysis, direct production floor support, quality assurance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Perform metallurgical evaluations including microstructural characterization, mechanical testing, heat-treatment verification, and failure analysis
• Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot metal-processing routes such as casting, forging, heat treating, welding, rolling, and machining
• Monitor material quality throughout the manufacturing cycle and ensure full compliance with material and process specifications
• Provide hands-on technical guidance to operators, technicians, and supervisors to resolve metallurgical and process-related issues
• Lead root-cause investigations related to defects, non-conformances, and metallurgical equipment or process deviations
• Ensure metallurgical processes align with industry standards (ASTM, ISO, etc.) and meet customer-specific requirements
• Prepare, review, and maintain metallurgical documentation, including test reports, process records, and certification packages
• Identify opportunities to enhance product performance, manufacturing yield, and throughput
• Lead metallurgical trials, process experiments, and cost-reduction initiatives
• Contribute to new product development, qualification testing, and introduction of new materials or process technologies

Requirements

• Experience in a heavy manufacturing environment (steelmaking, foundry, forging, machining, fabrication, or similar)
• Strong knowledge of metal properties, heat-treatment processes, material specifications, and failure mechanisms
• Proficiency with metallurgical laboratory equipment such as hardness testers, optical microscopes, tensile testers, spectrometers, and related tools
• Ability to work effectively on the shop floor, diagnose issues in real time, and communicate clearly with production teams
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical writing, and documentation skills
• Familiarity with quality systems (ISO, AS, customer-specific standards) and adherence to industrial safety practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related discipline

Nice to Have

• Experience with alloy steels, stainless steels, non-ferrous alloys, or high-temperature materials
• Knowledge of welding metallurgy, casting metallurgy, or advanced material characterization techniques
• Background in process modeling, heat-treatment modeling, or statistical process control (SPC)

Skills

* Required skills