Metallurgist

Howmet Aerospace • Fontana, CA

6d • $90,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Technical ownership of hardware produced for applicable customers while supporting FMI to achieve established processing and financial targets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Material Sciences or related field.
• 3-years minimum experience in metallurgical, engineering, forging.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style.
• Ability to make effective presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.,) in its most difficult phases.
• Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Proficient with ERP systems
• American Society of Metals (ASM) registration.
• Must meet the requirements pertaining to Vision Acuity Testing under the Quality Assurance Manual.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to speak Spanish a plus.

Responsibilities

• Primary technical contact for applicable customers.
• Develop, modify, improve, and troubleshoot the processes associated with the production of seamless rolled rings and other open-die forgings.
• Metallurgical failure analysis and disposition for applicable customers, including generation of non-dimensional concessions for customer review.
• Ownership of new part introduction (NPI) for applicable customers, including final review of qualification packages prior to customer review.
• Perform various Metallurgy Department projects including planning, organizing data collection, and presentation.
• Initiate and control cost reduction projects to achieve targets established by Supervisor.
• Release hardware for production utilizing processes that are designed to meet or exceed customer technical (metallurgical and quality) requirements as specified on purchase orders, blueprints, specifications or other related documents.
• Review of new and revised technical (material, process, quality, etc) specifications, as necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level