Metallurgical Engineer

Central Wire•Union, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

With 12 locations in three countries, 750+ employees, and over 60 years of excellence, the Central Wire (CWI) Group of Companies is a world-class manufacturer. As the only fully integrated maker of wire, rope and assemblies, our solutions are found in aerospace, defense, med tech, and heavy industry applications around the globe— in large part because of the people behind our products. Metallurgical Engineer Department: Quality Position Overview: The Sr. Metallurgical Engineer provides various metallurgical services to the company’s manufacturing facilities. Develop, refine, and/or approve processing standards and raw material specifications, provide technical assistance to Operating Management and Sales Personnel, review customer specifications for acceptance and make-ability, assist Quality Departments with problem solving and corrective action investigations, provide technical services to customers.

Requirements

A minimum BS degree in Metallurgy/Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science ideally with an emphasis on ferrous metallurgy.
5 years Metallurgical experience in a manufacturing or laboratory environment preferred.
High degree of computer literacy, including effective working skills of Microsoft Office including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Technical report writing experience.
Travel as required.
Must be legally authorized to work in the US
Self-starter capable of working with minimal supervision
Multi-tasking ability
Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)
Strong problem solver
Excellent computer skills
Functional/technical skills
Analytical skills
Deductive Reasoning
Detail Oriented
Research skills
Customer focus
Commitment to Safety

Nice To Haves

Experience with stainless steels, nickel alloys, and/or red metals is desirable.

Responsibilities

Provide customer service technical support as needed to address complaints, product applications, operational issues, new business opportunities, product development, etc.
Assist Quality Departments with corrective action investigations and root cause analysis including sample preparation, metallography and failure analysis using industry standards.
Help develop processing for new grades or alloys (trials), review and approve process standards, streamline processes, work to reduce processing costs and act as technical liaison to all CWI facilities.
Review, approve and develop raw material specifications and/or updates.
Provide technical assistance to manufacturing facilities including process standardization.
Conduct technical training sessions in operations/locations for operating, sales and staff personnel as required.
Collaborate with suppliers, CWI production facilities, and customers towards product improvements.
Establish, amend, and / or approve Quality System Procedures and Practices in support of ISO 9001:2015 and AS 9100:2016.
Develop expertise in ERP System Management