Senior Metallurgist: Aerospace Ring Engineer (On-Site)

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC); Wright Township (PA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. in Mountaintop, PA, seeks a Senior Plant Metallurgist to lead metallurgical operations for the Mountaintop and Tru-Form facilities, focusing on flash welding, heat treatment, and ring manufacturing.

The role partners with Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, laboratory personnel, suppliers, and customers to ensure safe, capable, compliant, and cost-effective processes, with testing managed through external labs as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum of five years of metallurgical, materials, manufacturing, or process-engineering experience in an ISO 9001/AS9100-regulated manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience in technical problem solving, process development, product qualification, or continuous improvement.
• Ability to interpret customer and industry specifications, engineering drawings, test requirements, and process standards and convert them into effective controls.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day metallurgical leadership for the Mountaintop and Tru-Form facilities and serve as a primary technical resource for manufacturing, quality, engineering, laboratory, and commercial teams.
• Establish, document, and maintain metallurgical controls for flash welding, heat treatment, forming, rolling, machining, and materials testing.
• Develop concise operating procedures, work instructions, process specifications, and control plans that promote repeatability and preserve critical process knowledge.
• Lead the Process Control Welding Initiative by defining process parameters, control limits, reaction plans, and verification methods in partnership with Engineering and Manufacturing.
• Build practical knowledge of flash welding and ring manufacturing through direct shop-floor engagement, review of internal technical records, and collaboration with operators and engineers.

Skills

Metallurgical Engineering

Materials Science

Process engineering

Root cause analysis

SPC

MSA

PFMEA

Control plans

Communication skills

Education

Metallurgical Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Precision Castparts Corp. in Mountaintop, PA, seeks a Senior Plant Metallurgist to lead metallurgical operations for the Mountaintop and Tru-Form facilities, focusing on flash welding, heat treatment, and ring manufacturing.

The role partners with Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, laboratory personnel, suppliers, and customers to ensure safe, capable, compliant, and cost-effective processes, with testing managed through external labs as needed.