Staff Engineer - (Job Number: 20000723) at Arconic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Arconic is a global leader in manufacturing aluminum sheet, plate, and extrusions, serving primarily the ground transportation, aerospace, building and construction, industrial, and packaging end-markets. We are a leading supplier of aluminum sheet, plate and extrusions to the aerospace market and have a leading position in the growing North American automotive aluminum sheet market. We develop and produce quality materials and technologies for customers of lightweight metals. The Arconic Technology Center (ATC), located in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, serves as the headquarters for our Research and Development efforts. ATC's focus on innovation has given us a leading position in the development of proprietary next-generation specialty alloys and manufacturing processes.
Primary Purpose of the job:
Initiating and executing aluminum product development and/or process improvement projects to deliver growth opportunities for Arconic.
• Leading lab-scale studies and plant-scale trials to succesful completion by collaborating effectively with various teams across ATC and in Business units.
• Develop metallurgical expertise in 2xxx, 3xxx, 5xxx, 6xxx & 7xxx alloys for aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, industrial and brazing markets

Major Activities and Key Challenges:
Identifying and developing creative solutions to alloy and processing challenges
• Initiating and leading plant trials that are focused on developing new technical options for alloy processing, microstructure and property improvements in aluminum alloys
• Relating composition, processes and microstructures to physical and mechanical properties.
• Supporting the development of Intellectual Property protection for new alloy products and emerging technologies
• Interacting and collaborating with external customers.
• Identifing key alloy development areas and assess technical gaps that need to be addressed
• Ensuring completion and documentation of projects through formal reports, invention records and patent applications.
• Proactively managing project priorities and balance resources
• Collaborate closely with manufacturing locations to ensure successful technology transfer from lab to plant-scale
• Identifying new and emerging technologies external to Arconic and initiate actions to capture these technologiesBasic Qualifications:
• PhD in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science.
• 3 years experience in metallurgy and materials science (including fracture mechanicis) of aluminum-based materials through both fundamental and applied research

Preferred Qualifications:
• Development of new aluminum alloy products and processes through commercialization
• Experience in microstructure/process/property relationships of metallic materials
• Experience in mechanical property characterization of metallic materials
• Strong technical leadership and collaboration skills
• Technical writing and presentation skills as evidenced by technical reports and presentations.
• Proven record in R&D project management skills