Job Description

Materials Engineer

Keystone Powdered Metal Company, a Sumitomo Electric Group company, is looking for a full-time Materials Engineer who will be working in our St. Marys, PA location. This person will report to the VP of Engineering.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with all manufacturing facilities to troubleshoot /solve issues specifically relating to material concerns. Examples are part contamination issues, heat treat oil contamination and so forth.
• Become the technical lead on Keystone's Perk and Elmer Spectrometer.
• Become the technical lead on specialized test equipment, such as:
• Part specific Impact Testing.
• Part specific Tensile Testing.
• Part specific MTS Testing for Fatigue.
• Entering test results in MS Access or Excel and producing organized reports/charts.
• Report results to supervision and offer tentative conclusions.
• Develop an understanding of Keystone's mixes, such as:
• Flow and Arnold Density of mixes.
• Pressure Density Curves of mixes.
• Density, Hardness, Break Strength, Carbon content and Microstructure of sample parts.
• Develop an understanding of all Keystone's heat treat processes and equipment to aid in troubleshooting. Such as:
• Processing: Dimensional change, hardness, case depth and case depth development, etc.
• Equipment: Endogas generators, furnaces, coils, power supplies, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science in Engineering, Material Science, Metallurgy, or equivalent technical experience (minimum of 5 years) within the Powdered Metal Industry with emphasis on materials and processing.
• Communication skills a must.
• Basic computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).

Compensation may vary depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, competencies and location. Base pay is one part of the total compensation and benefits package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work.

About Our Company

Keystone Powdered Metal Company a world leader in the Powdered Metal Industry has an opening for a Materials Engineer at its St. Marys, PA location. Since 1927 Keystone has pioneered many advancements in technology and products in the PM industry. Today Keystone is part of Sumitomo Electric's Industrial Materials segment which has thirteen P/M companies located in nine different countries around the world. Keystone operates plants in St. Marys and Lewis Run, Pennsylvania, and Cherryville, North Carolina.

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