Technical Service Metallurgist

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

Job summary

Nucor Corporation is seeking a Technical Service Metallurgist for our Crawfordsville, IN facility. The role involves coordinating customer trials, delivering production capability, and providing product recommendations directly to customers, while coordinating documentation including PPAP and new product development.

The position reports to Sales, with 1–5 days of travel per week, and emphasizes safety as a core value.

Qualifications

• BS or higher degree in Metallurgy, Materials Science, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering with 2 years of relevant experience or 5 years of relevant experience.
• Willingness to travel 1–5 days per week.
• Experience coordinating customer trials and providing product feedback to production.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate trials with customers and provide production capability.
• Provide customer feedback to production and provide product recommendations to customers.
• Coordinate customer specification review and other documentation (PPAP) and participate in new product development.
• Handle customer claims and uphold safety policies at all times.

Skills

Customer coordination

Safety awareness

Metallurgy knowledge

Education

BS or higher degree in Metallurgy, Materials Science, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering

Job description

Division: Nucor Steel Indiana

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 or 5 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