Material Scientist, Metallurgist (Onsite)
About The Position
Collins Aerospace in Cheshire, CT designs and manufactures a large portfolio of high precision inertial measurement sensors and systems. Our products are critical to many commercial and military applications. We have an opportunity in our Materials and Process Lab for a Metallurgist at our Cheshire Connecticut facility. Materials and Processes is a service group and a Center of Excellence for Collins Aerospace, Mission Systems and as such requires interaction with the various internal customers, other Collins facilities (for whom we regularly perform failure analyses), customers and suppliers. Summary reports, test results and conclusions for root cause corrective actions are commonly written and presented following failure analysis, material or process changes, and material substitutions.
Requirements
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field
- Experience with metallurgical analysis, knowledge of microstructural and physical properties of metals, reading and interpreting material specifications
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgy or Material Science with a concentration in Metallurgy
- Experience in failure analysis and root cause / corrective action
- Experience with any of the aforementioned analytical equipment
Responsibilities
- Perform analytical testing including micro-sectioning, microstructural identification, SEM/EDS, XRF, XRay, tensile and compression testing, digital imaging microscopy, and micro-hardness testing, wet chemistry, GC/MS, FTIR, DSC, DMA, to support failure analyses and root cause investigations.
- Support qualification/validation efforts for material and/or supplier obsolescence.
- Support product design and performance involving daily production of numerous product lines.
- Work with Quality, Manufacturing and Engineering to solve manufacturing issues from suppliers through customers.
- Apply product/process design knowledge to troubleshooting and RCCA endeavors.
- Provide support in new product introductions, transitions and conversions.
- Produce the required reports, procedures and supporting documentation to capture solutions and provide engineering guidance.
- Develop and support tooling, equipment and materials selections for existing and new products.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- May be eligible for relocation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
