Product Engineer (Metallurgy & Quality Liaison)

kaisercareers; Spokane Valley (WA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K with matching

Bonus program

Tuition reimbursement

Holidays

Vacation

Supplemental leave

Job summary

Kaiser Aluminum in the United States seeks a Product Engineer to serve as the primary technical conduit between customers and internal teams. You will provide metallurgical expertise, support quality initiatives, and act as the main liaison on technical issues with customers and production.

The role requires an undergraduate degree in metallurgy or materials science and 5 years of aluminum industry experience, with potential for 10+ years.

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant experience in aluminum or related industry; 10+ years preferred.
• Excellent problem solving, investigative, experimental, and statistical analysis skills.
• Project management experience.
• Strong PC skills, including Windows, Word, Excel, and various data collection and analysis packages to be self sufficient in analysis and report writing.
• Clear understanding of specification and industry requirements.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to work in teams.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical/metallurgical support to plant, inside sales, outside sales, and customer personnel as required.
• Act as principal liaison between customer and plant on quality and technical issues.
• Develop and implement metallurgical practices as necessary to support efforts in product development, quality, recovery, etc.
• Provide quality assurance support. Disposition quarantined metal, claims, discrepant shipments, etc., as necessary in order to sustain "Best in Class" levels of quality and promote customer satisfaction.
• Perform manufacturing investigations on suspect product.
• Maintain compliance to customer and industry specifications. Ensure correct practices, sampling, testing, etc. are associated with each specification. Review incoming specifications for acceptability withing existing metallurgical practices.
• Initiate and execute qualification programs where appropriate, as determined by plant capabilities, customer requirements, and market justification.
• Review and authorize requests for recertification.
• Monitor and audit (as required) vendor activities.
• Comply with all Safety, Quality, and Environmental Regulations.

Skills

Problem solving

Project management

Communication skills

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Windows

Word

Excel

Data analysis

Education

Undergraduate degree in metallurgy or materials science

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Windows

Word

Excel

Data analysis packages

Job description

Kaiser Aluminum in the United States seeks a Product Engineer to serve as the primary technical conduit between customers and internal teams. You will provide metallurgical expertise, support quality initiatives, and act as the main liaison on technical issues with customers and production.

The role requires an undergraduate degree in metallurgy or materials science and 5 years of aluminum industry experience, with potential for 10+ years.