Product Development Engineer, Metallurgical

1 week ago

Milwaukee, United States Vibrantz Technologies, Inc. Full time

About Vibrantz Technologies

Vibrantz Technologies ("Vibrantz" or "Company") is a leading global provider of specialty chemicals and materials solutions whose purpose is to bring color, performance and vibrancy to life. Every day, our employees, the products we make, and our valued customer partnerships are inspired by this purpose. Serving customers globally, our innovations are trusted in a variety of advanced materials, color solutions and performance coatings applications to enhance the hue, functionality, safety and environmental footprint of everyday consumer products. Our key competencies in particle engineering, glass and ceramic science and color technology enable benefits like more durable vehicles and batteries, easier-to-clean appliances, energy efficient roof tiles and bricks, stronger and more decorative glass, and eco-friendly paints. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Vibrantz has over 60 manufacturing facilities and sales offices on six continents and employs roughly 4,000 individuals. We are building a strong, shared culture that is rooted strongly in our six core values that focus on safety, our people, customers, excellence in all we do, environmental stewardship, and integrity, ethics, and trust. And we are intent upon fostering a workplace that engages employees' heads, hands and - uniquely - their hearts.

Vibrantz is owned by American Securities, a leading U.S. private equity firm that invests in market-leading North American companies with annual revenue generally ranging from $200 million to $2 billion and/or $50 million to $200 million of EBITDA. American Securities and its affiliates have approximately $23 billion under management and are based in New York with an office in Shanghai.

For more information, please visit www.vibrantz.com and www.american-securities.com.

Overview

Prince, Ferro and Chromaflo are now part of the Vibrantz Technologies brand. Vibrantz is a leading global technology provider of color solutions, performance coatings and advanced materials whose purpose is to bring color, performance, and vibrancy to life in a variety of industrial applications and consumer products.

Job Function

Reporting into the Performance Minerals R&D Manager, the Metallurgical R&D Engineer will be based out of our Milwaukee, WI site and will be responsible for development projects for new metallurgical products, product line expertise, and technical customer support.

Responsibilities

  • Work both independently and in collaboration with other engineers, sales representatives, and customers to develop new products for sand casting additives, mold and core refractory coatings, fluxes and other foundry products, and refractory ladle sands for steel making.
  • Perform laboratory work according to prescribed instruction and develop new procedures to support development and scale-up of metallurgical products, as well as raw materials qualification, production support and customer support related projects.
  • Document project work and manage project deadlines. Create reports to summarize current progress, results, and next steps.
  • Become proficient in operation of appropriate RD and manufacturing equipment and test instruments.
  • Identify casting defects, and other failure modes, as requested by customer to troubleshoot product performance and potential new development opportunities.
  • Familiarize yourself with Vibrantz ISO procedures and practice them.
  • Maintain documentation to organize, analyze, and record your work in both electronic and paper format.
  • Perform R&D inventory of raw materials, finished products, and reclaim materials. Properly dispose of unwanted or old documents.
  • Practice good housekeeping, organization, and safety in the laboratories. Identify and use safety labels on product containers.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
Required Experience
  • A bachelor's degree in science or engineering discipline. Materials Science Engineering or Metallurgical Engineering preferred.
  • 1+ years experience in engineering, product development, or manufacturing engineering role.
  • Knowledge of common laboratory safety practices.
Preferred Experience
  • Prior lab experience and experience using personal protective equipment
  • Familiar with metallurgical manufacturing, such as foundry production, steel making, non-ferrous smelting, and/or other metallurgical experience.
  • Chemical handling experience
  • Systematically gather data, communicate in a timely manner and seek input as needed
  • Experience with PowerPoint to plan experiments and record, analyze, and summarize and results


Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

The physical demands and working conditions are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Vibrantz Technologies Inc. ("Vibrantz") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Vibrantz strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws

Location

Milwaukee, WI
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Vibrantz Technologies Inc. ("Vibrantz") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Vibrantz strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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