Materials Engineer - Metallurgy

Insight Global; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Materials Engineer for a gas turbine company to advance high-temperature alloys and coatings, drive durability, and support design and manufacturing teams.

You will perform failure analyses, guide material choices, and participate in process development, including coatings, heat treatment, and casting. Collaboration with design, manufacturing, and supply chain will ensure reliability and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, or related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly in failure analysis and root cause investigation.
• Expertise with nickel alloys.
• Experience with materials testing methods such as HCF, LCF, creep, fatigue/creep crack testing, thermophysical, tensile, and stress/strain characterization.

Responsibilities

• Conduct failure analysis and root cause investigations on turbine components to improve reliability and prevent recurrence.
• Provide technical expertise in metallurgy, materials performance, and thermomechanical processing, with emphasis on turbomachinery alloys.
• Support new product development programs, including materials selection and validation for gas turbine applications.
• Lead and support materials and process development initiatives, including coatings, heat treatment, casting, welding, and other manufacturing processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve product and manufacturing challenges and improve performance, quality, and cost.
• Evaluate and qualify internal and external suppliers, ensuring materials meet engineering specifications and quality standards.
• Perform materials testing, characterization, and analysis to support engineering decisions and product improvements.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation, specifications, and technical reports related to materials and processes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, durability, and cost reduction.

Skills

Nickel alloys

Failure analysis

Metallurgy

Materials testing

Thermomechanical processing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

• -Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, or related field
• -Experience working with metals or alloys (specifically nickel, stainless steels, titanium or aluminum)
• -Expertise with nickel alloys
• -Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly in failure analysis and root cause investigation
• -Experience with any of these testing methods: HCF, LCF, creep testing, fatigue/creep crack testing, thermophysical, tensile, stress or stress/strain characterization and testing

Nice to Have Skills & Experience:

• -Experience with gas turbine or high-temperature materials (superalloys, coatings, etc.)
• -Experience working at a metals testing lab (i.e. Sage, Element, Juliet)
• -Experience with MATLAB or Python
• -Experience with machine learning or desire to advance career in machine learning

Day to day:

A gas turbine company is seeking a Materials Engineer to support the development, performance, and reliability of gas turbine components. This role focuses on advanced materials, including high temperature alloys and coatings, and plays a critical part in ensuring product durability in demanding operating environments.

The Materials Engineer will work cross-functionally with design engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and customer support teams to solve complex materials challenges, improve processes, and drive product innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

• -Conduct failure analysis and root cause investigations on turbine components to improve reliability and prevent recurrence
• -Provide technical expertise in metallurgy, materials performance, and thermomechanical processing, with emphasis on turbomachinery alloys
• -Support new product development programs, including materials selection and validation for gas turbine applications
• -Lead and support materials and process development initiatives, including coatings, heat treatment, casting, welding, and other manufacturing processes
• -Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve product and manufacturing challenges and improve performance, quality, and cost
• -Evaluate and qualify internal and external suppliers, ensuring materials meet engineering specifications and quality standards -
• -Perform materials testing, characterization, and analysis to support engineering decisions and product improvements [lensa.com]
• -Develop and maintain engineering documentation, specifications, and technical reports related to materials and processes -
• -Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, durability, and cost reduction

Compensation: W2 ONLY

$41.00/hour to $67.00/hour full benefits included day 1