Materials Engineer

KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation; Fountain Inn (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyocera-AVX is seeking a Materials Scientist to support selection, development and analysis of materials and manufacturing processes for electronic components. The candidate should understand structure-property relationships and familiar with processes like milling, tape casting, screen printing, die pressing and high-temperature treatments.

Duties include planning projects, evaluating materials and equipment, documenting procedures, conducting experiments, and reporting results to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Ceramic, or Chemical Engineering.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Team experience with cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Project management using Smartsheet or MS Project is desired.
• Minitab and JMP software experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Project planning, including setting goals, benchmarking, resourcing and timeline construction.
• Materials evaluation and selection, including hazardous chemical handling and disposal.
• Equipment evaluation and selection, including safety evaluation.
• Composing experimental and equipment procedures, employee training.
• Conducting experiments, including proper materials handling and safe equipment use, numerical evaluation, summarizing results and significant outcomes, and reporting in oral and written presentations and reports.
• Tracking project progress, summarizing results, reporting to collaborators and management in oral and written presentations and reports.
• Consultation with production, sales, marketing, quality and other groups on common issues and problem-solving efforts.
• Implementation of management directives for business, ethics, environmental, health, safety, continuous improvement, and workplace well-being.

Skills

Communication skills

Documentation

Team collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Ceramic, or Chemical Engineering

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Project

Minitab

JMP

Job description

Position Description

Support the selection, development and analysis of materials and manufacturing processes for a variety of electronic components. These will include ceramic formulations, metal electrode selections and polymers for binders, plasticizer and coating applications. The successful candidate with have an understanding of 1) basic materials structure-property relationships as applied to electronic devices, 2) common materials processing techniques such as milling, tape casting, screen printing, die pressing, and high temperature heat treatments and 3) characterization techniques such as thermal analysis, x-ray diffraction, and electron beam instruments. The position will also require skills in project planning and tracking, data analysis, and written and oral communication of progress to the leadership team.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Project planning, including setting goals, benchmarking, resourcing and timeline construction


• Materials evaluation and selection, including hazardous chemical handling and disposal


• Equipment evaluation and selection, including safety evaluation


• Composing experimental and equipment procedures, employee training


• Conducting experiments, including proper materials handling and safe equipment use, numerical evaluation, summarizing results and significant outcomes, and reporting in oral and written presentations and reports


• Tracking project progress, summarizing results, reporting to collaborators and management in oral and written presentations and reports


• Consultation with production, sales, marketing, quality and other groups on common issues and problem-solving efforts


• Implementation of management directives for business, ethics, environmental, health, safety, continuous improvement, and workplace well-being.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Ceramic, or Chemical Engineering.


• Experience in a manufacturing environment.


• Team experience preferred — working in conjunction with other engineering disciplines is critical. Experience in interactions with mechanical and electrical engineers is desired.


• Communication and documentation skills are vital.


• Project management skills using Smartsheet, MS Project or similar are highly desired.


• Statistical software package skills (Minitab, JMP) also highly desired.

Kyocera-AVX is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V/SO: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.