Soft Magnetic Materials Product Engineer

Carpenter Technology USA; Blandon (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Carpenter Technology Corporation in Blandon, PA, seeks a Product Development Engineer for the Motor Technology Center to lead development and qualification of soft magnetic materials and stack designs, interfacing with customers and cross-functional teams.

The role focuses on optimizing magnetic properties, data-driven analysis, and collaboration with manufacturing to scale production, while mentoring staff and exploring future advances in magnetics and metallurgy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 2–3+ years experience in magnetic materials, product engineering, or testing; familiarity with soft magnetic alloys & lamination stack design.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development and qualification for soft magnetic materials like Hiperco, Hiperm 49, HyMu80 and advanced silicon steels.
• Interface with customers to understand requirements and provide technical support.
• Support customer-specific requirements with data analysis, documentation, and presentations.
• Document designs, test results, and engineering changes per ASTM, ISO and internal standards.
• Design stack manufacturing improvements using standard experimental design techniques in production environments and use advanced material characterization methods.
• Analyze core loss, permeability, and induction data to guide material selection and optimization.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and quality teams to resolve production issues and improve yield.
• Support Motor Technology Center production staff with mill projects related to scale up and production of key alloys.
• Travel up to 25%.

Skills

Magnetic materials

Product engineering

Testing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field

Master’s Degree preferred

Job description

Carpenter Technology Corporation in Blandon, PA, seeks a Product Development Engineer for the Motor Technology Center to lead development and qualification of soft magnetic materials and stack designs, interfacing with customers and cross-functional teams.

The role focuses on optimizing magnetic properties, data-driven analysis, and collaboration with manufacturing to scale production, while mentoring staff and exploring future advances in magnetics and metallurgy.