Materials Engineer: Metallurgy & Failure Analysis Expert

Ball Corporation; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Ball Corporation is seeking a Materials Engineer to work on-site in Colorado, tackling plant technical challenges, conducting materials testing and failure analysis, and presenting findings to leadership. This role emphasizes safety, collaboration with laboratories, and continuous improvement in materials science.

Responsibilities include independent problem solving, communication of results, and liaison with internal and external teams, with a focus on accurate data interpretation and

Qualifications

• Broad training in a related field usually acquired through college or work-related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering or materials science and engineering preferred.
• 3 years materials testing and failure analysis in a laboratory setting.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Mathematical calculations, analyze and interpret data and make recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with laboratory service customers to define problems.
• Investigates, selects, and performs scientific procedures as required by service requests.
• Applies scientific techniques to interpret and correlate data and recognizes discrepancies in results.
• Effectively communicates the results of scientific investigations along with appropriate conclusions and recommendations through verbal and written reports.
• Acts as a technical liaison between contracted laboratories and operating groups.
• Keeps abreast of new developments in materials science.
• Exercises independent judgment in evaluating and selecting details of work to be performed among technical alternatives.
• Provides liaison and technical support to other disciplines of the laboratory services department.
• Initiates and thoroughly investigates plant technical problems, researches alternative solutions, conceives and implements solutions for the laboratory services department.
• Ensure and maintain safe and healthful working conditions while enforcing safety rules and regulations.
• Establish and maintain positive professional relationships with customers (internal and external), vendors, and across the enterprise.
• Accurate problem solving of higher complexity problems with completion in alignment with business needs.
• Support standardization and continuous improvement through BOE.

Skills

Materials testing

Failure analysis

Verbal communication

Written communication

Mathematical calculations

Education

Bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering or materials science

Job description

Ball Corporation is seeking a Materials Engineer to work on-site in Colorado, tackling plant technical challenges, conducting materials testing and failure analysis, and presenting findings to leadership. This role emphasizes safety, collaboration with laboratories, and continuous improvement in materials science.

Responsibilities include independent problem solving, communication of results, and liaison with internal and external teams, with a focus on accurate data interpretation and