Quality Engineer

Aalberts Surface Technologies AA LLC•Canton, OH

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Assists in developing and analyzing high volume heat treatment and phosphate coating processes for the treatment of steel bar, castings and forgings, which entails applying the principles of deformation processes, thermodynamics of materials, kinetics and diffusion and material selection; developing quality control methods and conducting statistical analysis on various processes and methods; and using various heat treatment processes including annealing, normalizing, hardening and tempering, austempering and phosphate coating; and using inspection equipment such as optical microscopes, image analyzers, Brinell & Rockwell hardness testers, microhardness testers and metallographic equipment. Maintain and assist in maintenance of the IATF 16949 Quality Management System. Provide employee training, address customer concerns and prepare reports.

Requirements

Problem solving skills using Fishbone diagram, 8D, 5 Why etc.
Ability to use SPC effectively for process improvements.
Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point).
Must be able to use higher mathematics involving engineering principles.
Bachelor in Metallurgy or Materials Science with emphasis in Ferrous Metallurgy and/or equivalent years of experience.
One to five years of experience in developing and analyzing heat treatment processes; and conducting statistical analysis and quality assurance.
US citizen or green card holder (ITAR requirement).

Nice To Haves

Plex experience.
Experience with microstructure analysis and development of heat treatment cycles.
Experience with optical microscopes, Brinell and Rockwell testers.
Experience with mechanical testing to various international standards.

Responsibilities

Developing and analyzing high volume heat treatment and phosphate coating processes for steel bar, castings and forgings.
Applying principles of deformation processes, thermodynamics of materials, kinetics and diffusion, and material selection.
Developing quality control methods.
Conducting statistical analysis on various processes and methods.
Utilizing heat treatment processes including annealing, normalizing, hardening and tempering, austempering, and phosphate coating.
Using inspection equipment such as optical microscopes, image analyzers, Brinell & Rockwell hardness testers, microhardness testers, and metallographic equipment.
Maintaining and assisting in the maintenance of the IATF 16949 Quality Management System.
Providing employee training.
Addressing customer concerns.
Preparing reports.