Metallurgist Job Description
Metallurgist
provides on-going metallurgical analyses and physical test results for production process control, product quality assurance, and provides product and material analyses.
Metallurgist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Analyze casting defects to determine root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence
Reviews customer specifications and develops manufacturing methods
Leads others in the use of statistical methods and experimental design
Applies statistical methods to solve problems and design experiments
Prepare technical documentation and provide support for new program, EC, part launches and process changes at Drive Automotive including PPAP, ISIR Control Plan, FMEA, E/C as it relates to supplier quality
Manage small to moderate projects or major tasks within projects
Provide direction to Drivetrain Design Engineers on relative to appropriate and optimal Materials & Processes selection
Identify needs not addressed by current material solutions and lead development of new materials technologies for Drivetrain Engineering
Support failure investigations
Support materials development, processes, and applications
Metallurgist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Metallurgist
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Education for Metallurgist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the metallurgist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Science, Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Technical, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Education, Metals
Skills for Metallurgist
Desired skills for metallurgist include:
Principles and methods used in complex Metallurgical and processing analyses
Standards
Metallurgical principles
Basic principles and methods used in Metallurgical and processing analyses
Methods and practices
Metallurgical and production equipment
Methods
BPI practices
Casting
Physical and mechanical properties evaluation methods
Desired experience for metallurgist includes:
Expert in metallurgical component failure analysis
Expert in ferrous and Nickel based superalloys and powder metallurgy required
Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communications and able to produce and present high quality technical presentations for communication of complex information to leadership or customers
Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy or Materials Science
Broad experience in thermo-mechanical processing technologies, including expertise in any thermo-mechanical processing techniques for metals such as rolling, forging and extrusion
Deep knowledge of metallurgy in any of the following alloy systems, Al, Ti, Ni, Co, and Fe
Metallurgist Examples
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Metallurgist Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a metallurgist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for metallurgist
- Review of material and product specifications
- Presentation of data and recommendations to internal and external customers
- Provide leadership in supervising the quality technicians
- Provide guidance to melt department on maintaining gray and ductile iron chemistry
- Provide guidance to maintain or improve green sand properties
- Assist the quality manager in providing corrective actions for customer concerns
- Assist in maintaining and developing standard operating procedures and work instructions
- Work with the team to reduce overall cost of quality and PPM metrics
- Analyze data and report metrics to the team
- Conduct training sessions pertaining to quality for melt, molding and core making
Qualifications for metallurgist
- 10 plus combined years of experience in design and/or manufacture of aerospace components
- Deep knowledge of mechanical metallurgy and state of the art manufacturing technologies
- Experience in converting the theory of metal process technologies into practical application
- Working knowledge of theory of crystal plasticity
- Experience developing process-property relationships for metallic alloy systems
- Experience with full scale and pilot scale equipment for thermo-mechanical processing
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a metallurgist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for metallurgist
- Developing processes, procedures and standardized work for the operation of the metallurgy lab
- Testing material properties of heat treated parts to ensure part print compliance
- Assisting in the development and maintenance of recipes for the low pressure vacuum carburizing of various gears
- Resolving all materials-related issues
- Work may involve providing technical direction to and coordination of 3rd party technicians operating metallurgy lab
- Providing or reviewing materials-related content of BOM and SOR
- Providing material specifications
- Reviewing and approving engineering drawings
- Coordinating input from internal/external customers to better understand customer needs
- Leverage knowledge of steel making / processing to develop strong relationships with customers and suppliers
Qualifications for metallurgist
- Experience in product development gained through industrial research and/or production environments
- Ability to develop process and equipment specifications
- Ability to lead and foster multi-disciplined teams
- Ability to provide both written and oral reports to senior management
- Master's Degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgy, or Materials Science from an accredited institution
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in industrial research of metallurgical processes and advance manufacturing of metals (titanium, aluminum, nickel or steel)
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of metallurgist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for metallurgist
- Lead the facility in reducing total PPM (parts per million) defects
- Management and Leadership of Quality Group
- Management of Quality System - Responsible for implementing, developing, auditing, maintaining and improving the facility's quality system
- Establishes process parameters to produce wire products for use in various end use applications and markets
- Interfaces with customers related to product usage, applications and product development
- Supports manufacturing with the daily production of strip products
- Leads and participates in projects to develop / improve products and processes
- Responsible for making proper disposition of referred, non-conforming and off-standard materials, including but not limited to RMR and customer claims
- Demonstrates the ability to provide training and education to customers
- Provides support, leadership and guidance to peers, customers, and managers in key projects
Qualifications for metallurgist
- Masters Degree in Materials Science with focus on Physical Metallurgy or related field
- PhD in Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgy, or Materials Science from an accredited institution
- Experience operating and interpreting data from deformation simulator or Gleeble systems
- Minimum of 5 years experience in industrial research of metallurgical processes and advance manufacturing of metals
- Currently enrolled in an accredited Bachelor’s degree or Master’s Degree program in Metallurgy or Materials Sciences & Engineering
- Experienced in the planning, documentation and qualification of manufacturing procedures
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of metallurgist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for metallurgist
- Recognizes and communicates technical risk to management
- Applies SPC, six-sigma and/or BPI tools to detect and eliminate project and/or process inefficiencies
- Makes disposition of referred, non-conforming and off-standard material
- Recognizes material and process deficiencies, develops and implements innovative solutions
- Leads multidisciplinary technical teams to address and solve problems
- Recognizes / implements business trends for alloy and process development
- Leads the application of SPC, six-sigma, BPI tools to detect and eliminate project or process inefficiencies
- Serves as interface to customers related to product usage, applications and product development
- Play a lead role in developing new alloys
- Scope out project needs, design experiments using standard experimental design techniques and use advanced techniques for material characterization and data analysis
Qualifications for metallurgist
- Must possess a strong technical background in processing and mechanical testing of metal alloys thermophysical property measurement and analysis
- Materials Engineering degree
- Fundamental knowledge of process-structure-property relationships in case and through hardened steels used in bearings and gears
- Knowledge of plating processes and other surface modification techniques
- Practical experience with alloy and process selection, application specific characterization and specification development for metallic materials used in automotive drivetrain, or similar, components
- Specific experience in Friction Stir Welding and Processing, especially in the design/development of tooling, weld process and FSW microstructural characterization
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of metallurgist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for metallurgist
- Support the development of application based processing methods for existing and new alloys
- Lead others in the use of statistical methods and experimental design
- Lead and support multiple concurrent projects
- Monitor on-going and future advances in metallurgy
- Interact with customers and internal business units to provide unique material solutions
- Support mill projects related to scale up and production of key alloys
- Provide metallurgical expertise and mentor all levels of staff as needed
- Proactively drive & secure intellectual property
- Using metallographic techniques, perform investigations related to customer claims of substandard material
- Provide analysis results in report form in order to resolve the claim as quickly as possible
Qualifications for metallurgist
- Degree qualification or equivalent in Material Sciences
- Minimum 3 years experience in a Material Science Function within a medical Device company or similar industry
- Bachelor's Degree in Metallurgy, Materials Engineering or related field
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in a green sand iron foundry - Vertical molding and Isocure core a plus
- Knowledge of green sand lab testing
- Knowledge of iron lab testing