Materials Engineer: Electronics Materials & Processing

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

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.