Metallographer Job Description Sample

Summary

The Metallographer position is responsible for performing routine metallurgical testing such as micro-hardness, grain cleanliness, ferrite, and decarburization. They are also responsible for performing non-routine and non-standard testing, and may also be involved with the department and refinement of test methods. Metallographer's assist in the preparation of metal specimens for the testing of metallurgical properties, as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain proper identification of test samples.

• Operate saws.

• Grind, polish, and etch test specimens.

• Operate test equipment to perform routine testing.

• Prepare reports to communicate test results.

• Assist Technology with development /refinement of testing for new products.

• Assist Technology with failure analysis.

• Analyze and interpret test results.

• Ordering and maintaining metallurgical supplies and consumables.

• Scheduling repairs and calibrations of test equipment.

• Performs and documents validation records.

Skills

• Ability to operate saws, polishing equipment, and metallurgical test equipment.

• Ability to follow instructions.

• Must be computer literate.

Experience:

• Proficient and knowledgeable with regards to sample preparation and polishing techniques.

• Knowledge and experience using metallurgical testing equipment.

• Experience with imaging systems, automated systems a plus.

• Previous experience in testing lab with Ferrous materials highly desirable.

Education:

• Associates degree in Metallurgy Technology or materials-related field.

Overview:

CMI has an opportunity for a Metallographic Prep Technician

Primary Responsibilities:

Prepare specimens for routine metallographic evaluation in accordance with client requirements and internal procedures.

Essential Functions

• Digest and follow technical instructions (purchase orders, specifications, drawings, etc.) in the preparation of client supplied test material for metallographic evaluation.

• Operate band and abrasive saws as well as manual and automated mounting, grinding and polishing equipment.

• Assist in the coordination of work flow through the department and scheduling to meet client needs.

• Interact with clients periodically to review work instructions.

• Perform other duties as may be required from time to time.

Qualifications and Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and two years of post-high school studies in relevant technical field.

• Ability to read and interpret detailed technical specifications and drawings.

• Excellent organizational skills.

• Excellent English communication skills including correct basic grammar, spelling, punctuation.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.

• Ability to safely carry out oral and written work instructions.

Physical Requirements

• Position requires sitting, standing at equipment, limited lifting (max lift 50 lbs) and walking.

Work Environment

• Climate controlled laboratory, normal ambient sound level.

• Personal protective equipment provided by employer.

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8 hours/day

DISCLAIMER:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position.

What we offer:

We offer work in a fast-paced, growing company with potential for career advancement, personal development and growth. Along with challenging learning opportunities, you will find competitive compensation, a comprehensive health and welfare plan (medical, dental, STD, LTD, and life insurance), paid vacation and sick leave, tuition reimbursement. We believe in "A Higher Level of Reliability" in everything we do. For our employees, this means providing a safe and respectful workplace and a steady job with opportunities to learn and grow.

We Support an Equal Opportunity Workplace:

Acuren supports a diverse workforce. Consideration for employment is based upon capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established by law. Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the United States.

Next steps:

If you are interested in this employment opportunity, please visit our website at www.acuren.com and go to the Careers tab. Follow the Careers Opportunity link and use the keyword search "Metallographer". To apply, please submit your resume online. Internal candidates should discuss their interest in job postings with their current manager prior to applying.

Thank you, we appreciate your interest in a career at Acuren; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further information. Agency services are not required at this time.

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Overview

As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will require extensive knowledge of hand tools such as grinders, hand drills, cut-off wheels and saws. Further, safe working practices are a must to support Blue Origin's launch vehicle programs. You will share in the team's impact, moving the needle with additively manufactured spaceflight hardware. You will support continuous improvement, automation, and new process development. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Responsibilities

• Remove support materials from additively manufactured parts with meticulous attention-to-detail.

• Identify part defects such as deformation from thermal stress during the build process, and out of tolerance conditions resulting from non-ideal build strategies.

• Concisely report non-conformances using internal tools.

• Improve surfaces to specifications using existing and newly developed techniques using a variety of hand and power tools.

• Use inspection tools, including profilometer, height gage, caliper, micrometer, etc. to verify and document work performed.

• Track consumables, shop tools, and raw materials, while maintaining ownership of related purchasing activities.

• Maintain and utilize appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and proactively identify any related shortcomings.

• Meet and attempt to exceed quality, and schedule expectations through clear communication.

• Cross train into other AM work centers on an as needed basis. E.g. EDM, 3D scanning, powder removal, ultrasonic cleaning, and material testing.

• Conduct preventative maintenance of shop equipment, including dust booths, grinding booths, media blasters, and air tools.

• Identify job hazards and document and implement corrective actions.

• Practice safe work place techniques.

Qualifications

• An attitude of world-class quality, attention to detail, and dedication

• Demonstrated track record of resourcefulness from previous assignments

• 1-3 years of hands on build experience (spacecraft, airplanes, cars/trucks, boats)

• Experience in an operations and fabrication environment using shop equipment such as mills, lathes, drill press, and band saws.

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired

• Training or experience working with metal additive manufacturing machines

• 1-3 years of hands on build experience in an AM facility

• Experience with 3-D CAD data – viewing, interrogation and or use for design

• Experience in an R&D environment, preferably in aerospace, medical devices, or other engineered products

• Experience cutting, mounting, polishing, and etching metallographic specimens

• Experience in a small company and/or startup environment

Overview

General Dynamics Electric Boat is the world's foremost designer and builder of nuclear submarines, the most complex machines made by man. The company's industry leadership extends back over a century to 1899 when it produced the U.S. Navy's first commissioned undersea warship. Today, Electric Boat prides itself on being the premier shipbuilding company in the industry. We develop and apply state of the art technology to the design and construction of nuclear powered submarines. With a team of highly skilled and dedicated employees, we have successfully taken submarine technology to a new level.

General Dynamics Electric Boat is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Job Description

This position will carry out the functions and responsibilities of the metallic Materials Engineering section of Department 341. The job involves planning, coordination and liaison with other EB departments, other shipyards, vendors, and the customer, and execution of the following specific functions and responsibilities:

• Provide materials engineering input into Design and Engineering projects, from initial concepts to final design, including material selections, materials evaluations, and technical liaison with other departments and the customer

• Specification selection and interpretation

• Providing technical assistance and direction to Operations in the processing of materials

• Adjudication of material non-conformances (e.g., defects, improper heat treatment, etc.)

• Contributing metallurgical expertise to multi-disciplinary teams

• Perform material failure analyses and related engineering investigations

• Practical and meaningful interpretation of case reports and studies

• Maintain liaison with Government and private laboratories, and industry relative to materials technology

• Overall support of all Engineering departments

Education/ Experience

Required:

• BS in Materials Engineering with a concentration/interest in metallurgy or BS in Metallurgical Engineering

Preferred:

• MS in Materials Engineering with a concentration/interest in metallurgy or MS in Metallurgical Engineering

• Experience in an industrial environment, shipbuilding or other heavy fabrication

Skills

Applicants should be familiar with mill production of metal products, casting production, heat treatment, mechanical properties of materials, mechanical property testing and metallographic techniques. Knowledge of material specifications, standards and technical publications, including Military, Federal, ASTM, and ASM, is desirable. The applicants must be able to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, and it is expected that the applicant is able to write technical reports and correspondences using good grammar with correct spelling and punctuation. Applicants must be personable, interested in working as part of a team, interested in learning, willing to consult with coworkers, and comfortable in interacting directly both with hourly technicians and with upper management. Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is required.

Physical QualificationsClimbing, Color Vision, Crawling, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Reaching, Stooping, TwistingEnvironmental AttributesAcids or Alkalis, Inside

Overview

As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will exercise knowledge in the metal Additive Manufacturing workflow, such as design rules, support strategies as well as experience with 3D additive build software (e.g. Magics) to help support Blue Origin's launch vehicle programs. You will work with engineers and technicians to support additive manufacturing processing for various spaceflight systems. You will assist in meeting a production schedule, designing build strategies, and evaluating new parts for the AM process. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Responsibilities

• Prepare part build files using CAD software (Pro/E or Creo, Materialise Magics, 3matic)

• Evaluate the build risk

• Devise successful build strategy

• Advise and document to RE's and AE's of build risk analysis in ITS

• Advise and document to RE's and AE's of build recommended geometry changes needed to lessen the possible build failure.

• Follow standardized file systems, traceability documentation

• Meeting both quality and schedule expectations

• Help to develop new and improved build parameters while not sacrificing the part quality.

• Rapidly design support structures for printed components taking into account factors like heat input/warpage, surface finish, process efficiency, and final requirement conformance

• Follow a standardized workflow that maximizes part quality, machine up-time and production throughput

• Trouble shoot machine issues and offer advice per past machine experiences. Document finding in the AM Wiki.

• Contact machine vendors when experiencing machine issues not yet seen before. Document findings in the AM Wiki.

Qualifications

• An attitude of world-class quality, attention-to-detail, and dedication to the rigors necessary to pursue of human-space-flight goals.

• Demonstrated track record of resourcefulness, attention-to-detail, and, process ownership.

• 1-3 years' experience with one or more of the following software CAD software (Pro/E or Creo, Materialise Magics, 3matic)

• Demonstrated ability to adhere to rigorous schedule constraints

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired

• Training or experience working with metal additive manufacturing machines

• 1-3 years of hands on build experience in an AM facility

• Experience with 3-D CAD data – viewing, interrogation and or use for design

• Experience in an R&D environment, preferably in aerospace, medical devices, or other engineered products

• Experience cutting, mounting, polishing, and etching metallographic specimens

• Experience in a small company and/or startup environment

Overview

As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will exercise knowledge in the metal Additive Manufacturing workflow, such as design rules, support strategies as well as experience with 3D additive build software (e.g. Magics) to help support Blue Origin's launch vehicle programs. You will work with engineers and technicians to support additive manufacturing processing for various spaceflight systems. You will assist in meeting a production schedule, designing build strategies, and evaluating new parts for the AM process. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Responsibilities

• Prepare part build files using CAD software (Pro/E or Creo, Materialise Magics, 3matic)

• Evaluate the build risk

• Devise successful build strategy

• Advise and document to RE's and AE's of build risk analysis in ITS

• Advise and document to RE's and AE's of build recommended geometry changes needed to lessen the possible build failure.

• Follow standardized file systems, traceability documentation

• Meeting both quality and schedule expectations

• Help to develop new and improved build parameters while not sacrificing the part quality.

• Rapidly design support structures for printed components taking into account factors like heat input/warpage, surface finish, process efficiency, and final requirement conformance

• Follow a standardized workflow that maximizes part quality, machine up-time and production throughput

• Trouble shoot machine issues and offer advice per past machine experiences. Document finding in the AM Wiki.

• Contact machine vendors when experiencing machine issues not yet seen before. Document findings in the AM Wiki.

Qualifications

• An attitude of world-class quality, attention-to-detail, and dedication to the rigors necessary to pursue of human-space-flight goals.

• Demonstrated track record of resourcefulness, attention-to-detail, and, process ownership.

• 1-3 years' experience with one or more of the following software CAD software (Pro/E or Creo, Materialise Magics, 3matic)

• Demonstrated ability to adhere to rigorous schedule constraints

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired

• Training or experience working with metal additive manufacturing machines

• 1-3 years of hands on build experience in an AM facility

• Experience with 3-D CAD data – viewing, interrogation and or use for design

• Experience in an R&D environment, preferably in aerospace, medical devices, or other engineered products

• Experience cutting, mounting, polishing, and etching metallographic specimens

• Experience in a small company and/or startup environment

Overview

As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will require extensive knowledge of hand tools such as grinders, hand drills, cut-off wheels and saws. Further, safe working practices are a must to support Blue Origin's launch vehicle programs. You will share in the team's impact, moving the needle with additively manufactured spaceflight hardware. You will support continuous improvement, automation, and new process development. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Responsibilities

• Remove support materials from additively manufactured parts with meticulous attention-to-detail.

• Identify part defects such as deformation from thermal stress during the build process, and out of tolerance conditions resulting from non-ideal build strategies.

• Concisely report non-conformances using internal tools.

• Improve surfaces to specifications using existing and newly developed techniques using a variety of hand and power tools.

• Use inspection tools, including profilometer, height gage, caliper, micrometer, etc. to verify and document work performed.

• Track consumables, shop tools, and raw materials, while maintaining ownership of related purchasing activities.

• Maintain and utilize appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and proactively identify any related shortcomings.

• Meet and attempt to exceed quality, and schedule expectations through clear communication.

• Cross train into other AM work centers on an as needed basis. E.g. EDM, 3D scanning, powder removal, ultrasonic cleaning, and material testing.

• Conduct preventative maintenance of shop equipment, including dust booths, grinding booths, media blasters, and air tools.

• Identify job hazards and document and implement corrective actions.

• Practice safe work place techniques.

Qualifications

• An attitude of world-class quality, attention to detail, and dedication

• Demonstrated track record of resourcefulness from previous assignments

• 1-3 years of hands on build experience (spacecraft, airplanes, cars/trucks, boats)

• Experience in an operations and fabrication environment using shop equipment such as mills, lathes, drill press, and band saws

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired

• Training or experience working with metal additive manufacturing machines

• 1-3 years of hands on build experience in an AM facility

• Experience with 3-D CAD data – viewing, interrogation and or use for design

• Experience in an R&D environment, preferably in aerospace, medical devices, or other engineered products

• Experience cutting, mounting, polishing, and etching metallographic specimens

• Experience in a small company and/or startup environment

Date Posted:
2019-02-15-08:00

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW108: Springdale AR 275 E Robinson Avenue, Springdale, AR, 72764 USA

Pratt and Whitney is a world leader in aircraft engines and auxiliary power units. Headquartered in East Hartford, Connecticut, the company has locations around the United States and across the world. We are a global leader in aviation propulsion and we are behind many of the major advances in both military and commercial engines.

We design, manufacture and service aircraft engines, auxiliary and ground power units, and small turbojet propulsion products. Do you have the experience to join our Team?

Pratt & Whitney PSD provides the aviation industry with capabilities for specialized repair of gas turbine engine cases and components.

• This is a first shift opportunity. Days/hours are Monday - Friday; 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. Overtime opportunity is available after a period of training.

• This position is responsible for preparing and interpreting metallographic mounts in accordance with written procedures.

Essential duties include:
1.Prepare mounts (cut, mount, polish, etch).
2.Tensile strength testing per required specifications (P&W, CFM, GE, IAE)
3.Perform acid etch on required parts
4.Operate prep equipment
5.Interpret lab results- identify metallurgical evaluations per required P&W specifications (i.e. PWA, MCL, IAE, and AWS D17).
6.Ensure preparation techniques are appropriate for the coatings being evaluated.
7.Communicate findings to all stakeholders
8.Complete training at IMR, and OJT with PSD's certified metallographer.
9.Participate in process improvement
10. Preventive maintenance on some equipment
11. Maintain clean work environment
12. Cross train in all lab functions as time permits Education: High school diploma or equivalent

Experience/Qualifications

Education:

High School diploma or GED

Basic Qualifications:

High School diploma or GED

Ability to read and follow aerospace blueprint drawings and technical publications.

Preferred Qualifications:

Minimum 3-5 years of lab experience processing and evaluating samples.

Ability to read and follow aerospace blueprint drawings and technical publications

Familiar with AMS publications and specifications (P&W, CFM, GE, IAE).

United Technologies Corporation is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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United Technologies Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.

Job Description:

PURPOSE:

Provide technical leadership in an investment casting aerospace foundry specializing in air cast and vacuum cast equiaxed alloys. This position is responsible for ensuring compliance to NADCAP Materials Testing, Heat Treat and Welding requirements as well as compliance to AS 9100 requirements and all customer material requirements.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Supervisor of metallurgical laboratory.

• Review and approval of all metallographic reports.

• Review and approval of all material testing reports.

• Specification review and implementation of specification changes.

• Master heat qualification and material release.

• Foundry process control and material procedures.

• Tracking of welder performance and improvement initiatives for weld performance.

• Audit internal processes and procedures for material testing, heat treat, and welding compliance.

• Cost reduction: internal and external costs associated with material testing, master heat qualification, heat treat and welding.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

• Internal-Frequent with other department and at all levels

• External-vendors, customers, auditors

• One direct report: Lab Technician

SPECIAL SKILLS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Operate laboratory equipment including OES, metallographic specimen preparation and hardness testing.

• Good communication skills can set priorities.

• Quality assurance process skills. Root cause analysis.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• B.S. in metallurgy or Material Science and relevant experience in casting.

• Knowledge of operations; managerial expertise with metallurgists and technicians.

Precision Castparts Corp. is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job categories without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or other status protected by applicable law.