Senior Heat Treat Metallurgist – Failure & Reliability

Capgemini; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 31,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Tundra Technical Solutions seeks a Metallurgical Engineer - Heat Treat Specialist to act as the NA heat treatment SME, advising engineering, supplier quality, and manufacturing while coordinating with global teams. The role focuses on advanced materials, failure analysis, and robust process solutions.

The position emphasizes knowledge transfer, training, and development of harmonized heat-treat standards. It is contract-based, with a strong emphasis on problem solving and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a heat treating engineering role.
• Demonstrated leadership capability and project management experience.
• Broad technical expertise across multiple heat treating processes (carburizing, carbonitriding, induction, quenching, tempering, solution heat treatment).
• Deep understanding of how heat treatment influences microstructure and performance of steel and aluminum alloys.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact with all organizational levels.
• Experience with AIAG CQI 9 heat treat system assessments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the North America Region heat treatment subject matter expert, providing technical consultation to engineering, supplier quality, manufacturing, and suppliers.
• Lead metallurgical failure investigations, including root cause determination, laboratory assessment, metallographic analysis, and closure of corrective actions.
• Drive long term product reliability improvements through advanced materials engineering, heat treat science, and process optimization.
• Collaborate with global metallurgy and heat treat teams to develop harmonized procedures, specifications, and technical standards.
• Support warranty reduction initiatives by applying forensic analysis and providing science-based containment and corrective action recommendations.
• Review global supplier assessments, evaluations, and capability approvals for heat treatment and metallurgical processes.
• Lead and support drawing reviews, GD&T considerations, and technical sign-offs requiring heat treat and metallurgical expertise.
• Scout, evaluate, and develop advanced materials solutions to support vehicle energy demands, lightweighting strategies, quality targets, and new feature requirements.
• Facilitate enterprise knowledge transfer by developing training materials, conducting workshops, and coaching teams in heat treating fundamentals and best practices.
• Provide guidance on CQI 9 compliance, heat treat audit readiness, and process robustness.
• Drive innovation in heat treatment technologies, digital material characterization, and emerging metallurgical methods.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Heat treating

Metallurgical knowledge

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Forensic analysis

Global collaboration

CQI 9 knowledge

Education

ABET-accredited BS in Metallurgical Engineering

Job description

Tundra Technical Solutions seeks a Metallurgical Engineer - Heat Treat Specialist to act as the NA heat treatment SME, advising engineering, supplier quality, and manufacturing while coordinating with global teams. The role focuses on advanced materials, failure analysis, and robust process solutions.

The position emphasizes knowledge transfer, training, and development of harmonized heat-treat standards. It is contract-based, with a strong emphasis on problem solving and reliability.