Metallurgy Engineer - Mechanical Services Shops

Job description

The role provides materials and metallurgical engineering support for component fabrication, repair, qualification, and failure prevention. Key duties include selecting metals, alloys, heat treatments, coatings and acceptance criteria; characterizing microstructure and mechanical properties; controlling metallurgical aspects of casting, forging, welding, cladding, additive manufacturing, machining, heat treatment and repair qualification; analyzing cracking, corrosion, erosion, embrittlement, creep, fatigue, wear, overheating and fabrication defects and recommending corrective actions; developing material specifications and test plans, reviewing certificates and deviations, qualifying procedures, issuing technical reports and mentoring personnel

Requirements

• Strong expertise in ferrous and non‑ferrous metallurgy
• proficiency in phase transformations, heat treatment, and welding metallurgy
• knowledge of corrosion, fracture, fatigue and wear
• demonstrated experience with metallography, microstructure evaluation, material characterization, mechanical testing and failure‑analysis reporting
• Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Engineering or Materials Science
• Master's or PhD preferred
• at least 15 years of metallurgical or materials‑engineering experience
• minimum 8 years supporting industrial manufacturing, repair or failure analysis
• ability to translate service conditions and damage mechanisms into material, process, inspection and acceptance requirements
• ASM professional materials credentials, AMPP/NACE corrosion training or equivalent certification.

Skills