Metallurgist – Materials, Testing & Failure Analysis

RBC Bearings Incorporated; Oxford (CT); In loco; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

RBC Bearings is seeking a Metallurgist in Oxford, CT to assist in metallurgical research, testing, and material evaluations. The role focuses on process improvements, materials selection, and coordinating with suppliers and customers.

Responsibilities include supporting heat treatment, plating, and quality assurance, while maintaining the metallurgy lab and ensuring Nadcap compliance. Occasional travel (~25%) to sites and RBC facilities is expected.

Competenze

• Bachelors in Metallurgy or Metallurgical Engineering (Masters preferred).
• 1 to 3 years of industrial experience in metal working, laboratory testing, or engineering preferred but not required.
• Experience in metallurgy, thermal processing, machining, chemical processing, plating, stress relieving, material standards, material processing and potential process changes affecting material performance.
• Strong knowledge of the causes of metal fatigue and failure partially in the field of bearings.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 25% to customer sites, supplier locations, and RBC facilities.

Mansioni

• Assist in research and development of performance enhancing materials and processes; including thermal treatment, ion implantation, vapor deposition, surface layer diffusion and mechanical improvements.
• Support metallurgical functions of the RBC engineers on materials selection and evaluation, testing, fabrication, heat treatment and plating.
• Obtain and maintain Nadcap accreditation where required.
• Provide assistance in various metallurgical functions such as customer audits and approvals, materials and testing, failure analysis, destructive and non-destructive testing, procedures, auditing of heat treating, external laboratory and plating suppliers, maintain list of approved laboratories that can provide services outside the scope of RBC capabilities.
• Maintain the metallurgy laboratory, cleanliness, supplies, equipment certification and vendor supplies.
• Develop library of microstructures and achieve high level of proficiency in metallography and in the operation of all laboratory equipment.
• Attendance at work is an essential function of the job

Conoscenze

Metallurgy

Metallurgical engineering

Formazione

Bachelors in Metallurgy/Metallurgical Engineering

Masters preferred

Descrizione del lavoro

RBC Bearings is seeking a Metallurgist in Oxford, CT to assist in metallurgical research, testing, and material evaluations. The role focuses on process improvements, materials selection, and coordinating with suppliers and customers.

Responsibilities include supporting heat treatment, plating, and quality assurance, while maintaining the metallurgy lab and ensuring Nadcap compliance. Occasional travel (~25%) to sites and RBC facilities is expected.