Materials Engineer at BWX Technologies

Provide technical leadership and broad metallurgical support for in-house and vendor manufacturing project teams. Lead technical projects and investigations, manage extensive documentation, and utilize excellent time management skills.

Our Materials Engineer will:

• Interpret and implement military and commercial material and processing specification requirements.
• Interpret and implement product drawings and customer technical document requirements.
• Review material certifications for product acceptance.
• Review in-house rework and testing routings and coordinate testing of materials and processes.
• Generate procedures for heat treatment, solvent cleaning, acid cleaning, etc.
• Take the lead in resolving in-house and vendor materials-related technical and quality issues. Compose technical reports and or corrective actions, utilizing external lab resources when required.
• Provide vendor support through on-site visits and source inspection of selected parts and operations, including heat-treat surveillance. Vendors include heat-treaters, mills, foundries, forges, and platers.
• Review and disposition vendor procedures.
• Implement and maintain Cleanliness and Detrimental Materials Control (MIL-STD-767, MIL-STD-2041).
• Prepare and review technical requirement documents for purchasing orders.
• Interface with customers, vendors and internal departments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Metallurgy
• Strong verbal and technical writing skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE security clearance
• Must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's of Science Degree in Materials Science and Metallurgy
• 2 years' related experience
• Familiarity with mechanical testing, materials processing, electrical discharge machining (EDM), Plating, corrosion, and nuclear engineering materials

Headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia, BWXT is a Fortune 1000 and Defense News Top 100 manufacturing and engineering innovator that provides safe and effective nuclear solutions for global security, clean energy, environmental restoration, nuclear medicine and space exploration. With approximately 6,700 employees, BWXT has 14 major operating sites in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. We are the sole manufacturer of naval nuclear reactors for U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers. Our company supplies precision manufactured components, services and fuel for the commercial nuclear power industry across four continents. Our joint ventures provide environmental restoration and nuclear operations management at more than a dozen U.S. Department of Energy and NASA facilities. BWXT’s technology is driving advances in medical radioisotope production in North America and microreactors for various defense and space applications. Follow us on Twitter at @BWXT and learn more at www.bwxt.com.

Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Position requires U.S. citizenship with (no dual citizenship) ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance which involves an extensive criminal and financial background investigation, drug test and previous employment reference verifications.

BWXT supports diversity and is committed to the concept of Equal Employment Opportunity. We have established procedures to ensure that all personnel actions such as recruitment, compensation, career development, benefits, company-sponsored training and social recreational programs are administered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or veteran status.

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