Product Development Engineer – Soft Magnetic Materials

Carpenter Technology USA; Womelsdorf (Berks County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with company contributions

Job summary

Carpenter Technology Corporation is seeking a Product Development Engineer for the Motor Technology Center to lead development of soft magnetic materials and optimize stack performance. You will interface with customers, analyze data, and drive improvements from design through production, ensuring quality and process scale-up.

The role requires collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams, with focus on HM materials, laminations, and advanced silicon steels.

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 (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.
• Demonstrate and advance product value proposition and testing for soft magnetic alloys, laminations, and stacks.
• Document designs, test results, and engineering changes per ASTM, ISO, and internal standards.
• Design stack manufacturing and product improvements using DOE in production; apply material characterization techniques.

Skills

Data analysis

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering or Physics

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ASTM standards

IEC/IEEE standards

MIL specs

Job description

Carpenter Technology Corporation is seeking a Product Development Engineer for the Motor Technology Center to lead development of soft magnetic materials and optimize stack performance. You will interface with customers, analyze data, and drive improvements from design through production, ensuring quality and process scale-up.

The role requires collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams, with focus on HM materials, laminations, and advanced silicon steels.