Metallurgist

SUMMARY

The Senior Metallurgist plans and directs activities concerned with developing and maintaining metallurgical standards and procedures for forged product. Supports new product introduction through contract review and development of manufacturing / testing documentation. Develops process control parameters and reviews performance to determine compliance. Performs laboratory evaluation of metallographic samples. Develops laboratories to ensure capability and conformance to requirements. Facilitates First Article/Metallurgical Qualifications.

Manages product and process control data.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

New Product Introduction / Contract Review / Change Management:

* Review and evaluation of customer drawing and specification requirements directly impacting metallurgical product integrity and manufacturing practices

* Develops quality plans and documentation requirements to evaluate metallurgical integrity of forged product during the manufacturing process

* Qualifies incoming orders to ensure specification compliance for metallurgical/special processes / complete review as quality representative

* Ensure metallurgical properties through design and communication of forge, heat treat, testing, and other manufacturing instructions

* Prepares first article / metallurgical qualification approval documentation

Test Failure / Thermal Non-Conformance Review and Analysis:

* Disposition metallurgically non-conforming material and performs root cause correction action analysis

* Negotiate concessions with customers for disposition of non-conforming parts

* Develop corrective action processes and continuous improvement programs for metallurgical integrity of forged product

Laboratory / Production Support:

* Conducts internal and external quality audits of metallurgical / special processes

* Lab evaluation including metallography and NDT micro examination

* Orchestrating maintenance and calibration of lab equipment with internal and external resources

* Ensuring proper heat treatment through daily review of processing records

* Evaluating forge and heat treat furnace performance versus pyrometry requirements including detailed review of critical product

* Responsible for required calibrations per customer standards for forge and heat treat furnaces, including outsourced pyrometry work

* Preparing for forge and heat treatment portions of customer / 3rd party audits

* Confers with Manufacturing and Engineering personnel in planning, scheduling, coordinating and directing quality / metallurgical evaluation activities to ensure conformance to customer requirements and specifications

* Incoming raw material verification / release and product testing release