Metallurgical Process Engineer - $40 / hr (Finance)
Steel Dynamics (Columbus, MS) in Columbus, MS is looking for a Metallurgical Process Engineer for a 1st shift opportunity.
Responsibilities:
- Develop new steel products or modify existing steel products to meet customer's product functionality needs.
- Review new or unusual customer inquiries and participate in RFQs from a technical perspective
- Collaborate with mill metallurgists to determine existing/modified/new steel grade and processing conditions
- Lead and coordinate trials for new customers and products, and establish mill qualifications. Document the results.
- Assist Technical Service Reps and Operations in troubleshooting and correcting product quality issues.
- Collaborate with mill metallurgists in improving conversion costs (e.g., grade consolidation, reduction in transitions, alloy reduction, yield improvement, productivity and energy consumption improvement, etc.).
- Participate in customer visits, tours, audits and certification procedures for the Mill.
- Evaluate opportunities for reapplication of excess prime or secondary production.
- Understand and utilize laboratory testing equipment, procedures, and applicable standards
- Assist in diversifying product portfolio and customer base
- B. S. degree in Metallurgy, Materials Science
- Good knowledge of chemistry - processing conditions - microstructure - property relationship for materials
- Knowledge of steelmaking process.
- 2 years experience in materials research, product development, operations, or technical service.
