Materials Engineer (Metals) – MFA & Welding Standards

CNH; New Holland (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Savings & Retirement benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Fertility & Family building support

Employee Assistance Programs

Charitable contribution matching

Job summary

CNH Industrial is seeking a Materials Engineer - Metals to support product development, testing and quality tasks from a materials perspective under the Materials Engineering Manager. You will analyze failures, perform MFA, and contribute to robust component designs.

You will work in CNH's metals lab, applying metallography, hardness testing and SEM; collaborate with design, test, quality and suppliers to resolve issues and develop welding standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science Engineering with focus on metals.
• 3+ years of experience in materials engineering with focus on metallurgical failure analysis of power transmitting and structural components.
• Hands-on experience with metallurgical laboratory testing including metallography, hardness testing, mechanical testing, macrophotography and scanning electron microscopy.
• Knowledge of material conditions, heat treatment, and post finish processes such as grinding, plating, shot peening, welding; experience with off-highway machinery components preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform Material Failure Analysis (MFA) on ferrous and non-ferrous components; target root cause and speed the solution of critical design or manufacturing problem areas.
• Produce detailed MFA report, outlining evaluation performed, determined root cause followed with clear recommendation to address the issue.
• Interact with product design and test engineers during development and testing phase for new program launches to ensure robust CNH component designs and support meeting program deadline.
• Interact and support quality and purchasing groups within the company to resolve field issues, warranty claims and cost reduction projects from materials point of view.
• Interact with CNH suppliers to resolve material related issues and concerns.
• Work in materials lab but not limited to sectioning, preparing metallurgical samples, microstructure evaluation, hardness measurements and operating scanning electron microscope for detailed fractography analysis.
• Participate in CNH Materials Standards meetings.
• Provide technical input for new or updated material and process standards.
• Participate in DFMEA, PFMEA and technical reviews with CNH Engineering and CNH suppliers.
• Develop and maintain welding specifications aligned with AWS and ISO standards.
• Support welding procedure qualification, quality requirements, and manufacturing issue resolution.

Skills

Analytical skills

Report writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science Engineering

Tools

Scanning electron microscope

Job description

CNH Industrial is seeking a Materials Engineer - Metals to support product development, testing and quality tasks from a materials perspective under the Materials Engineering Manager. You will analyze failures, perform MFA, and contribute to robust component designs.

You will work in CNH's metals lab, applying metallography, hardness testing and SEM; collaborate with design, test, quality and suppliers to resolve issues and develop welding standards.