Materials Engineer

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Materials Engineer  -  BWX Technologies, Inc.  -  Euclid, OH

Provide technical leadership and utilize a strong background in Materials Science for broad metallurgical support in a project team environment, for both internal and supplier manufacturing. The ability to lead technical projects/investigations, manage extensive documentation and the possession of excellent time management skills are crucial.  Familiarity with materials processing (melting, forging, heat treating, casting), mechanical testing, ferromagnetic material properties, metallography/SEM, EDM, plating, corrosion, and nuclear engineering materials is strongly desired.  Experience in industrial heat treating is preferred for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize a strong Materials Science background to manage/oversee and improve internal and external material processing and evaluations of a variety of Iron, Nickel, Cobalt and Copper based alloys and their components.
• Interpret and implement military and commercial material and processing specification requirements.
• Interpret and implement product drawings and customer technical document requirements.
• Prepare/review supplier technical requirement documents.
• Review supplier procedures to ensure proper material/component processing.
• Review material certifications for product acceptance.
• Review/assist creation of internal special processing and test routings and coordinate testing of materials and processes.
• Review metallographic specimens and reports for weld and braze qualifications.
• Compose procedures for heat treatment, solvent cleaning, acid cleaning, etc.
• Interface with customers and a variety of internal departments.  Maintain close relationships with material, and other suppliers.
• Lead qualification efforts of new EDM and laser etching applications, plating suppliers. Assist in supplier development.
• Implement and maintain Cleanliness and Detrimental Materials Control (MIL-STD-767, MIL-STD-2041).
• Take the lead in resolving internal and supplier materials-related technical and quality issues.  Compose technical reports and/or corrective actions.
• Evaluate and resolve foreign material, cleanliness, corrosion, plating surface, thermal processing and material property issues utilizing internal metallurgical lab (metallography, SEM, hardness, R&D furnace) and external lab resources as needed.  Includes shop floor evaluation of parts.
• Provide Supplier support through on-site visits and source inspection of selected parts and operations, including heat-treat surveillance. Suppliers include heat-treaters, mills, foundries, forges, and platers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's, Masters or PhD of