Metallurgist / Materials Engineer

G.W. Lisk Company; Springs (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

G.W. Lisk Company is seeking an experienced Metallurgical Engineer for Clifton Springs, NY. You will oversee engineering and process control for metals used to meet aerospace and automotive requirements, including heat-treating and lab support.

The role emphasizes development of standards, troubleshooting production, and ensuring compliance with AMS2750, with responsibilities extending to external testing and technology roadmap creation. Salary ranges from $85,000 to $110,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science with 5+ years in heat-treat/manufacturing and metallurgical lab operations.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design activity participation for new products; document and recommend thermal processing best practices.
• Research and develop material standards and metal selections meeting corrosion, wear, plating requirements.
• Establish in-house heat-treat specifications and support production with troubleshooting.
• Maintain combustion/processing lab and conduct microhardness, corrosion testing, sectioning, and polishing.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Metallurgical Engineering

Materials Science

Job description

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Full Time Clifton Springs, NY, US

14 days ago Requisition ID: 1111

Salary Range: $85,000.00 To $110,000.00 Annually

General Responsibilities:

Responsible for engineering and process control for all metals/materials used in the design and manufacture of products used for compliance with aerospace and automotive requirements.

Specific Duties:

• Participate in design activity of new products, document and recommend best practices for thermal processing.
• Research, maintain, and develop material standards as well as metal selections that meet existing and new product requirements (corrosion, wear, plating).
• Establish and maintain in-house engineering and process specifications for heat-treating.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for all production machining and heat treat activity (bright hardening, annealing, tempering, sub-zero treatments, and coatings).
• Maintain production furnace compliance to AMS2750.
• Train and certify heat treat operators to applicable specifications.
• Operate and maintain metallurgical lab for support of production operations (sectioning, mounting and polishing, microhardness of materials and plating, corrosion testing).
• Direct and support product failure issues associated with metals, weldments and customer returns and provide technical reports.
• Manage and review all external metallurgical testing and reports to ensure results comply with specification requirements.
• Investigate product/process/equipment improvements, including developing a technology roadmap for the metallurgical lab.
• Create monthly report for all activity and review with VP of Engineering
• Support NADCAP welding and chemical processing audits

Qualifications:

• Degree in Metallurgical Engineering (preferred) or Material Science with minimum 5 years of experience in heat-treat manufacturing and metallurgical lab operations.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

Compensation: $85,000.00 - $110,000.00 annual base salary based experience

GW Lisk is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.