Product Development Engineer, Soft Magnetic Materials

Carpenter Technology USA; Blue Ball (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Disability insurance

401k with company contributions

Job summary

Carpenter Technology Corporation is seeking a Product Development Engineer to lead development of soft magnetic materials and laminated stacks for advanced electromagnetic applications. You will work with cross-functional teams to optimize material properties, analyze data, and communicate results to customers while mentoring staff.

The role emphasizes innovative metallurgy, process scale-up, and continuous improvement with significant interaction across engineering and manufacturing groups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• 2-3+ years of experience in magnetic materials, product engineering, or testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development and qualification efforts for soft magnetic materials including Hiperco, Hiperm 49, HyMu80 and advanced silicon steels.
• Interface with customers to understand requirements and provide technical support.
• Support customer-specific requirements through data analysis, technical documentation, and presentations.
• Document designs, test results, and engineering changes in accordance with ASTM, ISO and internal standards.
• Design and implement stack manufacturing and product improvements using standard experimental design techniques in a production environment.
• Analyze core loss, permeability, and induction data to guide material selection and process optimization.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and quality teams to resolve production issues and improve yield.
• Travel up to 25%.

Skills

Magnetic materials

Stack design

Data analysis

Customer interface

Project management

Metallurgy

Materials science

Education

Bachelor's in Materials Science

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's in Physics

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ASTM standards

IEC standards

IEEE standards

MIL specs

Job description

Carpenter Technology Corporation is seeking a Product Development Engineer to lead development of soft magnetic materials and laminated stacks for advanced electromagnetic applications. You will work with cross-functional teams to optimize material properties, analyze data, and communicate results to customers while mentoring staff.

The role emphasizes innovative metallurgy, process scale-up, and continuous improvement with significant interaction across engineering and manufacturing groups.