Metallurgist / Materials Engineer in Clifton Springs, New York at GW Lisk Company Inc

General Responsibilities:

Responsible for engineering and process control for all metals/materials used in the design and manufacture of products used for compliance with aerospace and automotive requirements.

Specific Duties:

• Participate in design activity of new products, document and recommend best practices for thermal processing.

• Research, maintain, and develop material standards as well as metal selections that meet existing and new product requirements (corrosion, wear, plating).

• Establish and maintain in-house engineering and process specifications for heat-treating.

• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for all production machining and heat treat activity (bright hardening, annealing, tempering, sub-zero treatments, and coatings).

• Maintain production furnace compliance to AMS2750.

• Train and certify heat treat operators to applicable specifications.

• Operate and maintain metallurgical lab for support of production operations (sectioning, mounting and polishing, microhardness of materials and plating, corrosion testing).

• Direct and support product failure issues associated with metals, weldments and customer returns and provide technical reports.

• Manage and review all external metallurgical testing and reports to ensure results comply with specification requirements.

• Investigate product/process/equipment improvements, including developing a technology roadmap for the metallurgical lab.

• Create monthly report for all activity and review with VP of Engineering

• Support NADCAP welding and chemical processing audits

Qualifications:

• Degree in Metallurgical Engineering (preferred) or Material Science with minimum 5 years of experience in heat-treat manufacturing and metallurgical lab operations.

• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

Compensation: $85,000.00 - $110,000.00 annual base salary based experience

GW Lisk is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.