Product Development Metallurgical Engineer/Metallurgist

Meta-Find, Inc; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta-Find, Inc. seeks a Product Development Metallurgist to lead development activities for specialty steel products from concept through implementation.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, document trial plans, and drive data-driven decisions to optimize product performance, cost, and manufacturing efficiency. The role requires strong metallurgy knowledge, problem-solving skills, and the ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Requires strong metallurgy knowledge and understanding of specialty steel products.
• Experience leading cross-functional product development from concept to commercialization.
• Ability to analyze data to drive improvements in product performance and cost.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee product development activities, including trial planning and implementation.
• Coordinate meetings and document outcomes for development initiatives across functions.
• Maintain trial documentation with operating parameters and performance results.
• Analyze cost, quality, and performance metrics to identify improvements.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, engineering, and commercial teams to support trials and troubleshoot issues.
• Provide metallurgical guidance to support process control and reliability.
• Deliver training and technical support on metallurgy and steelmaking processes.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives to boost capability and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental, and ethical standards.

Skills

Metallurgy

Product development

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Process optimization

Quality awareness

Education

Bachelor's in Metallurgy/Materials Science

Job description

The Product Development Metallurgist leads and coordinates the development, evaluation, and continuous improvement of specialty steel products. Serving as the primary liaison for product development initiatives, this role manages development activities from concept through implementation, ensuring effective collaboration across operations, quality, technical, and commercial functions. The position provides metallurgical expertise, process control guidance, and data-driven analysis to optimize product performance, manufacturing efficiency, quality, and cost.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee product development activities, including trial planning, execution, performance evaluation, and implementation of follow-up actions.
• Act as the central point of contact for product development initiatives by organizing and facilitating meetings, documenting outcomes, communicating action items, and coordinating onsite development efforts.
• Develop, maintain, and manage trial documentation, including trial plans, operating parameters, process conditions, and performance results to support accurate analysis and decision-making.
• Analyze product cost, quality, and performance metrics to evaluate effectiveness, identify improvement opportunities, and drive product and process optimization initiatives.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, engineering, technical, and commercial teams to support development trials, troubleshoot metallurgical and process-related issues, and improve product consistency and performance.
• Provide metallurgical expertise and technical guidance to support process control, product quality, operational effectiveness, and long-term product reliability.
• Deliver training and technical support on metallurgy, steelmaking processes, and process control methodologies to enhance workforce knowledge and operational performance.
• Identify, recommend, and lead continuous improvement initiatives that improve product capability, manufacturing efficiency, quality performance, and customer value.
• Support organizational objectives by adhering to all company, departmental, safety, quality, environmental, and ethical standards, policies, and procedures.

Success Factors

• Strong knowledge of metallurgy, specialty steel products, and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to lead cross-functional projects and drive product development initiatives from concept through commercialization.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and data interpretation skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and customer-focused product development.

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