Metallurgy & ISO Operations Director

Precision Castparts; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts' Wyman-Gordon facility in Worcester, MA seeks a Technical Director to lead metallurgical and engineering activities, ensuring safe, cost-effective processes that meet quality, consistency, and on-time delivery across Worcester, Brighton, and Princeton sites.

You will direct lab/engineering teams, establish procedures, drive NPI with engineering and quality, and liaise with customers and regulators. Travel to sister plants ~25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher degree in Metallurgy or Materials Science.
• MS degree strongly preferred for advanced technical leadership.
• 10–15 years of experience in related powder metallurgy.
• Nickel-based superalloy background preferred.
• Willingness to travel to other facilities (~25%).

Responsibilities

• Main point of contact with customers, regulators, and government agencies on metallurgy, lab, or engineering issues and audits.
• Develop concise operating procedures across multiple facilities for repeatability and core knowledge.
• Participates in new business development, proposals and timeline management.
• Drive out variances in processes to improve yield and reduce NCRs/scrap/submittals.
• Coordinate communication between plants and disciplines (quality, operations, sales, metallurgy).
• Contribute to policy development impacting NPI and ISO groups.
• Lead cross-functional teams to reorganize/improve functionality across facilities.
• Project manage the NPI process with engineering and quality teams.
• Serve as primary technical contact for new equipment qualification and implementation (isothermal forging, atomization).
• Interface with all organizational levels.

Skills

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Pressure handling

Stakeholder communication

Travel readiness

Education

BS in Metallurgy or Materials Science

MS in Materials Science

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Precision Castparts' Wyman-Gordon facility in Worcester, MA seeks a Technical Director to lead metallurgical and engineering activities, ensuring safe, cost-effective processes that meet quality, consistency, and on-time delivery across Worcester, Brighton, and Princeton sites.

You will direct lab/engineering teams, establish procedures, drive NPI with engineering and quality, and liaise with customers and regulators. Travel to sister plants ~25%.