Metallurgist Senior Technology - Metallurgy Special Projects

Carpenter Technology Corporation • Reading, PA

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About The Position

Carpenter Technology is seeking a Senior Metallurgist to provide metallurgical support for our Ultrasonic Characterization Cell, a specialized process used for advanced materials characterization of high-performance alloys, including Ni-based superalloys. This role is critical to ensuring accurate characterization of samples, process health, and data integrity of the characterization cell.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field required.
• 4+ years relevant experience required.
• Specialized knowledge of metallurgical principles, standard, methods, and practices.
• Familiarity with Ultrasonic inspection method and principles.
• Ability to coordinate project team consisting of interdisciplinary members.
• Strong ability to problem solve and apply critical thinking to novel problems.
• Comfort with public speaking and presenting to large groups.
• Familiarity with failure analysis techniques.
• Ability to learn about unfamiliar concepts quickly.
• Specialized knowledge in materials characterization.
• Knowledge of how manufacturing process influences metallurgical structure.
• Ability to interpret LOM and SEM/EDS results.
• Ability to recommend novel testing and characterization methods as needed.
• Proficient at assembling reports and communicating technical data.
• Proficient at written and oral communication.
• Proficient with basic statistical methods and SPC.
• Ability to define metrics to quantify metallurgical quality of the material the company produces.
• Motivation to mentor other metallurgists and non-technical roles.
• Good time management skills.
• Effectively manages small projects or sub-teams, including coordination of resources outside of own area.
• Forecasts and plans resource requirements for small projects or sub-teams.
• Specialized knowledge of metallurgical and production equipment.
• Solves moderately complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions.
• Interprets customer needs, assesses requirements and identifies solutions to non-standard requests.
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks and make appropriate decisions.
• Ability to access mill and manufacturing areas.
• Ability to travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide metallurgical support for all ultrasonic characterization (pinpoint) cell operations.
• Perform characterization based on non-destructive testing, LOM (Light Optical Microscopy), and SEM/EDS (Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy) data.
• Provide timely analysis and insight to support production operations including melting, remelting, and hot working.
• Ensure ultrasonic pinpoint cell process health, reliability, and performance.
• Coordinate project teams consisting of interdisciplinary members from product metallurgy, process metallurgy, NDT, and R&D.
• Provide insight on characterization results based on deep understanding of how processing affects metallurgical properties.
• Recommend advanced characterization techniques (e.g., EPMA) as needed.
• Perform metallurgical evaluations and deliver timely results to internal teams and external customers.
• Report ultrasonic pinpoint data and support analytical documentation and regulatory reporting.
• Serve as the metallurgical liaison for customer-facing communications involving ultrasonic pinpoint characterization data.
• Regularly present results to stakeholders from varying technical backgrounds.
• Conduct statistical analysis of characterization results to identify trends and support manufacturing process optimization.
• Use data to identify projects aligned with Company objectives.
• Identify opportunities for ultrasonic characterization cell to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Life insurance
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Disability coverage
• 401k with company contributions

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees