Technical Service Metallurgist

Nucor Corporation; Crawfordsville (IN); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Nucor Corporation is seeking a Technical Service Metallurgist to coordinate customer trials, provide production capability, and relay feedback to production. You will review customer specifications (PPAP) and contribute to new product development, while handling customer claims.

Travel is 1–5 days per week, and safety compliance is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level or higher in metallurgy, materials science, chemistry, or chemical engineering with 2+ years of relevant experience or 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience coordinating trials with customers and reviewing specifications (PPAP) is preferred.
• Ability to travel 1–5 days per week and uphold safety policies in all activities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate trials with customers and provide production capability.
• Offer product recommendations and feedback to production teams.
• Coordinate customer specification review and PPAP documentation.
• Participate in development of new products and handle customer claims.

Skills

Customer liaison

Trial coordination

Product feedback to production

PPAP knowledge

Education

BS or higher in Metallurgy/Materials Science/Chemistry/Chemical Engineering

2+ years relevant experience or 5 years relevant experience

Job description

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Location: Crawfordsville, IN, United States

Other Available Locations: N/A

Application Deadline: 12/18/2026

Basic Job Functions:

The role of the Technical Service Metallurgist includes, but is not limited to, coordinating trials with customers, providing production capability to customers, providing customer feedback to production, providing product recommendations to customers, coordinating customer specification review and other documentation (ppap), participating in the development of new products and handling customer claims. This position will be located at the Crawfordsville, IN facility and reports to Sales. There are between 1-5 days of travel per week.

Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS or higher degree in Metallurgy or Materials Science, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering and 2 years of relevant experience or5 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Steel industry experience
• Tech Service experience
• Relevant training/experience in application engineering with formability, welding, fatigue, coatings, corrosion or NDT

Nucor is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/Disabled/Vets – and a drug – free workplace