Metallus Inc. · 18 hours ago
Metallurgical Development Lead/Manager
Canton, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expMetallus Inc. is an industry leader in manufacturing steel for various markets including aerospace and defense. The Metallurgical Development Lead/Manager will support product development and internal manufacturing processes to improve profitability and market growth, while also serving as a primary expert in failure analysis.
IndustrialIndustrial EngineeringManufacturing
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain technical / metallurgical expertise to serve as a subject matter expert in the areas of customer processing (e.g. forging, forming, heat treating (Q&T, carburizing, nitriding, induction hardening, etc.), machining), micro-alloy steels, automotive applications (e.g. gears, crankshafts), property testing (e.g. mechanical, fatigue, thermomechanical), and product performance
Enhance and promote the value and advantages of Metallus material solutions through direct customer and industry interactions. Serve as a lead technical metallurgical contact in discussions around new business development, customer processes, challenges, opportunities
Work closely with Marketing, Business Development, Application Development, and other commercial teams to strategically approach opportunities to promote sales growth through new business opportunities or expanding capabilities using thermomechanical testing (Gleeble) and computational modeling (including process modeling (rolling, tube making) and computational thermodynamics)
Lead complex investigative work through the Application Met Lab, especially those that pertain to customer processing of our materials and/or competitors’ materials, failure analysis, and advanced materials characterization. These investigations will result from requests submitted by internal Technical Service employees, Sales employees, Manufacturing or Quality employees, etc. This includes, but not limited to: assembling related mill processing records, customer processing records (if appropriate), trends in related observations; Formulating and implementing a work plan; analyzing results, researched information, independent calculations, and educated assumptions of missing or non-existent information; conferencing with other experts / interested parties; proposing probable causes and/or potential solution; effectively corresponding with interested parties and required resources, via meetings, one-on-one, telephone or email; and completing the investigation via a written report that documents the background, materials, procedures, results and conclusions
Supporting quality & manufacturing to solve complex metallurgical problems and optimize material processing through complex investigations and analysis
Mentor, guide, and train other employees in failure analysis methods, materials characterization, and other metallurgical analyses to be used in the Application Met Lab
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a technical or related field with at least 7 years of experience in metallurgy, steel, metal manufacturing, or related work
Master's degree in a technical or related field with at least 5 years of experience in metallurgy, steel, metal manufacturing, or related work
Metallography, SEM, materials characterization
Thermomechanical testing
Finite element analysis, computational thermodynamics
Failure analysis
Oral and written communication
Microsoft Office
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in a technical or related field with at least 12 years of experience in metallurgy, steel, metal manufacturing, or related work
Master's degree in a technical or related field with at least 10 years of experience in metallurgy, steel, metal manufacturing, or related work
Company
Metallus Inc.
Meet Metallus. New name. New look. Same high-quality, high-performance metals.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.5MKey Investors
JobsOhio
2024-08-07Grant· $3.5M
2014-06-20IPO
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