Product Development Engineer — Soft Magnetic Materials

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

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Flexible spending accounts

Disability coverage

401k with company contributions

Job summary

Carpenter Technology Corporation is seeking a Product Development Engineer to lead and support product development of soft magnetic materials for advanced electromagnetic and electrification applications. You will optimize material properties, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor staff while ensuring quality and scale-up readiness.

The role focuses on magnetics, laminations, stacks, data analysis, and customer interfacing to translate specifications into reliable products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field required; Master’s Degree preferred.
• 2-3+ years of experience in magnetic materials, product engineering, or testing. Familiarity with soft magnetic alloys and lamination stack design.

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.
• Play a lead role in demonstrating and advancing product value proposition and testing, with a concentration on soft magnetic alloys, laminations, and stacks.
• 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, and use advanced techniques for material characterization and data analysis to accomplish the above
• Analyze core loss, permeability, and induction data to guide material selection and process optimization.
• Interact with Carpenter engineering and manufacturing staff at Carpenter facilities to lead and assist with implementation of process capabilities and improvement.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and quality teams to resolve production issues and improve yield.
• Support Motor Technology Center production staff with mill projects related to scale up and production of key alloys.
• Support cost reduction initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.
• Provide metallurgical expertise on soft magnetic materials to optimize stack performance, and mentor all levels of staff as needed.
• Explore on-going and future advances in magnetics and metallurgy and recommend future directions if there is a business case.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field

Master’s Degree preferred

Job description

Carpenter Technology Corporation is seeking a Product Development Engineer to lead and support product development of soft magnetic materials for advanced electromagnetic and electrification applications. You will optimize material properties, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor staff while ensuring quality and scale-up readiness.

The role focuses on magnetics, laminations, stacks, data analysis, and customer interfacing to translate specifications into reliable products.