Metallurgical Engineer

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering discipline

• 5-7 years of experience in manufacturing, heavy industry, industrial equipment, or plant engineering environments

• Demonstrated experience working directly with operations, maintenance, quality, suppliers, or contractors to complete real projects

• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining follow-through, communication, and urgency

• Problem solving is the core qualification of this role.

Preferred / Desired Qualifications

• Experience with heat treat, steel, forging, casting, machining, surface treatment, or similar manufacturing processes

• Experience supporting capital equipment projects, plant installations, equipment moves, troubleshooting, or production launches

• Demonstrated ability to get results when information is incomplete, priorities change, or support from others is delayed

• Strong shop-floor presence and ability to build credibility with technicians, operators, maintenance, and manufacturing leaders

Key Skills & Competencies

• Project management fundamentals (scope, schedule, cost, risk)

• Metallurgical analysis and materials behavior

• Mechanical systems design and evaluation

• Manufacturing process understanding

• Supplier and contractor coordination

• Clear technical communication and documentation

Typical Work Environment

• Manufacturing facilities, labs, and industrial environments

• Combination of office based engineering work and shop floor support

• Occasional travel to suppliers or manufacturing sites•

Story Behind the Need – Business Group & Key Projects

• Position’s Contributions to Work Group

• Team culture

• Surrounding team & key projects

• Purpose of this team

• Reason for the request Position’s Contributions to Work Group:

- Project management

Reason/motivation for request:

- Addition

Typical Day in the Role

• Typical task breakdown and rhythm

• Interaction level with team

• Work environment description Typical task breakdown:

• Start the day by reviewing critical project actions, blocked items, safety concerns, supplier responses, and plant priorities

• Go to the floor, talk directly with operations, maintenance, quality, and technicians, and verify what is actually happening

• Drive active issues by calling, walking over, escalating, or pulling people together instead of only sending emails and waiting

• Analyze metallurgical, mechanical, process, test, drawing, supplier, or equipment data and convert it into practical next steps

• Support project execution including design reviews, supplier coordination, installation planning, schedule updates, and startup support

• Document decisions, owners, dates, open risks, and next steps clearly enough that others can act without guessing

Interaction with team:

• Work alongside a team of engineers and report to the Engineering Manager.

• Must be comfortable working directly with operators, technicians, supervisors, maintenance, quality, suppliers, contractors, and leadership.

• Expected to communicate in person and by phone when needed, not rely only on email or Teams messages.

Work environment:

• Office and non-air-conditioned manufacturing facility

• Regular shop-floor presence required; this is not a desk-only role

• PPE gear required will be supplied

Candidate Requirements

• Years of experience required

• Degrees or certifications required

• Disqualifiers

• Performance indicators Education & Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, or related engineering discipline

• 5-7 years of experience in manufacturing, heavy industry, industrial equipment, capital projects, plant engineering, or similar hands-on environment

• Willing to consider 2-year technical degree with 7 years of strong, relevant hands-on manufacturing/project execution experience

• Must show examples of personally driving a project, issue, installation, or improvement through obstacles to completion

• Must be comfortable working directly with production, maintenance, quality, suppliers, contractors, and leadership

Technical Skills

(Required)

• Project execution fundamentals: scope, schedule, cost, risk, actions, owners, due dates, escalation, and closure

• Manufacturing process understanding and ability to learn equipment/process details directly from the floor

• Mechanical systems, industrial equipment, fixtures, layouts, utilities, or process equipment experience

• Ability to read drawings, specifications, test data, process data, supplier documents, and convert them into action

• Supplier, contractor, maintenance, and cross-functional coordination

• Clear technical communication and practical documentation

(Desired)

• Heat treat equipment, steel, metallurgy, casting, forging, surface treatment, quench systems, or industrial process equipment experience

Soft Skills

(Required)

• High ownership: drives work to completion without needing constant direction

• Professional persistence: follows up through calls, in-person discussions, escalation, and alternate paths when email is not enough

• Strong interpersonal skills: can build credibility with operators, technicians, maintenance, engineers, suppliers, and leaders

• Practical judgment: understands that manufacturing work requires real-world tradeoffs, urgency, and direct problem solving

• Clear communication: explains status, risks, decisions, and next steps without hiding behind vague updates

• Curiosity and humility: asks good questions, learns from people closest to the work, and verifies assumptions in the actual process