Sr Metallurgist - Quaker Houghton

About Us:

At Quaker Houghton, we are experts in the development, production and application of industrial process fluids, lubricants and coatings for the manufacturing industry. We have been an integral part in the growth of the world’s largest industrial and manufacturing companies from aerospace and automotive to primary metal and energy. Today, we have a global presence, with our corporate headquarters located in Conshohocken, PA. Quaker Houghton is a global publicly traded company with a unique collaborative culture that supports career growth for its associates and offers competitive compensation and benefit programs.

Position Summary:

The Senior Metallurgist will be responsible for designing heat treatment processes, supporting R&D activities and implementing tests to develop new and improve existing heat treatment products, and advising clients on product needs.

Job Requirements:

• Evaluate metallurgical properties of metallic alloys in order to design heat treatment and forging processes for such alloys.
• Implement tests to improve heat treatment practices and ultimate quality of the heat treatment products involved, such as aqueous polymers, quenching oils, and martempering oils.
• Support and participate in global long-term research and development activities to develop novel heat treatment products.
• Collaborate with formulation chemists to match performance properties of heat treatment products with application requirements.
• Assess new and alternative raw materials to enhance product performance and minimize cost; and assist the quality assurance lab in solving quality and production problems.
• Visit client locations in the United States and internationally on an as-needed basis for field testing and to advise clients on product needs, as well as to provide product training, technical support, and quality control.

Education, Experience, Skills & Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Material Science or a related field such as Metallurgical or Mechanical Engineering required.
• 7 years of experience, or alternatively, a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in same and 5 years of experience with the design of heat treatment and forging processes for metallic alloys, and using SIMHEAT simulation software to analyze metallurgical properties of alloys.
• Travel (national/international <5%).

Quaker Houghton provides equal employment opportunity for all qualified candidates. Quaker Houghton does not discriminate against any candidate for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, veteran’s status, physical/mental disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by U.S federal, state, and/or local employment law. Furthermore, Quaker Houghton is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates with physical and/or mental disabilities.