Position Summary: This purpose of this job description is to reflect consistency of positions throughout the corporation; capture relevant education, training , skills and experience; and determine the necessary competence for the personnel performing work affecting product quality.
Essential Job Functions include, but not limited to, the following:- Manage internal material qualification process for aluminum alloys.
- Manage external customer qualification process for aluminum extrusions.
- Maintain internal material standards
- Manage internal material specifications and engineering data.
- Work includes a combination additive manufacturing, mechanical properties analysis, performance and durability evaluations, and microstructural analysis.
- The employee develops processes and procedures to carry out work, uses laboratory equipment and computational tools to obtain technical data, interprets results, and reports results of the work conducted.
- Create and provide sound reporting on testing activities to the Advance Product Development, Business Units, and engineering organization.
- Operate equipment in the materials lab.
- Support new program launches through material qualification.
- Travel may also be required for support of qualification activities and customer/supplier visits.
- Additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the leader.
Requirements: - Background in Material Science and Engineering or related engineering disciplining with emphasis in metallurgy and metallurgical engineering.
- Ability to complete tensile testing, hardness testing (macro and micro), metallographic preparation and analysis
- Previous experience in an engineering test laboratory.
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft with previous CAE experience preferred.
Preferred Education and Experience:- Bachelors degree in Material science and Engineering or Metallurgical Engineer
- 5 years experience in the Aluminum industry
