Senior Ceramic Engineer / Ingénieur Céramique Sénior - ELYSIS

Alcoa • New Kensington, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Materials Development Engineer will use their wide breadth of knowledge and expertise in ceramic materials and processes to lead research and development efforts associated with technical readiness level advancement of a ceramic process used to produce proprietary and novel ceramic electrodes for the Elysis smelting process. This role also serves to be the technical liaison, providing data-based decisions, guidance, and support to Elysis electrode production and industrialization teams. This role will report to Elysis R&D management.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in Materials Science & Engineering, Ceramics Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.
• 5-10 years of relevant work experience related to the development of ceramic materials or processes preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge in ceramic sintering processes, processing equipment and process scale-up experience.
• Proven project execution and management skills.
• Strong aptitude in physical, chemical, and thermal material property characterization methods and analysis.
• Experience working in collaborative, results driven, fast-paced team environments.
• Strong communication, organizational and analytical skills for data management, analysis, and results presentation.

Responsibilities

• Creates and executes technical programs aimed at reducing industrialization scale-up risks for critical equipment and processes.
• Leads projects, defines objectives, develops work plans, and conducts research that builds-off of past advances and scientific understanding of the breakthrough materials used in Elysis’s advanced smelting processes.
• Provide data-based guidance for equipment and process design that promotes an overall reduction in risk associated with industrialization of the processes associated with the Elysis technology.
• Supports the development of technical specifications for materials and key commercial scale equipment sets by executing continuous improvement initiatives, and/or creating technology development programs that identify and close specific knowledge gaps associated with existing processes or equipment sets.
• Use of a competent, hands-on approach that applies fundamental engineering principles to practical solutions and applications in laboratory, pilot, and commercial scale environments.
• Use root cause analysis tools to provide robust and sustainable solutions to new material, process, or production issues.
• Seeks-out and identifies opportunities for improvements and implements innovative solutions required to advance materials development goals and/or production initiatives required for the success of the Elysis program.
• Meets relevant project objectives by developing internal or external relationships, managing scopes, schedules, and budgets of vendors, service providers or institutions.
• Organizes results in clear, traceable formats, communicates progress and results through written detailed technical reports, presentations, patents, and publications.

What This Job Offers

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