Production Support Metallurgist - Surface Engineering

Siemens Energy; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative energy technology company at the forefront of the energy transition. This role in the metallurgical laboratory focuses on ensuring the reliability of gas turbine engine components. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing essential materials advice and conducting investigations that directly impact product quality. With a commitment to sustainability and diversity, this position offers opportunities to work on groundbreaking projects while fostering a collaborative environment. Be part of a team that is shaping the future of energy and making a meaningful difference globally.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Remote/Flexible work

Paid holidays and parental leave

Continual learning opportunities

Access to employee resource groups

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in metallurgical evaluation.
• Hands-on proficiency in surface engineering and heat treatment.

Responsibilities

• Provide metallurgical support for gas turbine components.
• Collaborate with teams to address material challenges.
• Lead investigations on non-conforming materials.

Skills

Metallurgical preparation

Optical imaging techniques

Electron imaging techniques

Surface engineering (Aluminides)

Heat treatment processes

Project management skills

Presentation skills

Education

Degree in Materials or Metallurgical discipline

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

Join our dynamic metallurgical laboratory at Siemens Energy, where your expertise will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability and cost-effectiveness of our small gas turbine engine components. You will engage with cross-functional teams, providing vital materials advice and support in surface engineering, particularly in diffusion coatings such as Nickel or Platinum modified Aluminides. Your hands-on experience will guide you in conducting metallurgical investigations, validating components, and advising on non-conforming materials. Imagine being at the forefront of innovation in the aerospace and industrial gas-turbine sectors, where your contributions directly impact the quality and performance of our products.

How You'll Make an Impact

1. You will provide essential metallurgical support for small gas turbine engine components, ensuring high-quality standards are met.
2. Collaborate with suppliers, sourcing, quality, and manufacturing teams to address material challenges and optimise processes.
3. Lead metallurgical investigations and data gathering to advise on the disposition of non-conforming materials.
4. Review engineering drawings and provide expert advice on material selection and manufacturing processes.
5. Approve special process data cards and validate components to maintain the highest quality standards.

What You Bring

• A minimum of a degree or equivalent in a Materials or Metallurgical discipline.
• At least 5 years of relevant industrial experience, with hands-on proficiency in metallurgical preparation and evaluation.
• Demonstrable experience in optical and electron imaging techniques.
• Proven knowledge in surface engineering, particularly in aluminising (Ni and Pt modified aluminides) and thermal spray overlay coatings.
• Experience in heat treatment processes, especially vacuum furnace operation and control, particularly with respect to nickel-based superalloy heat treatment.
• Strong IT, project management, and presentation skills, with a commitment to collaboration and quality.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With over 100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one-sixth of the world's electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation. Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fuelled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energise society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:

• Opportunities to work with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Medical benefits
• Remote/Flexible work
• Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
• Access to a variety of employee resource groups