Process Engineer (Metallurgy)
Job Description
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Schedule: Full-Time, Onsite
Industry: Metals Manufacturing
Salary: $70k-$90k/yr.
- Establish, maintain, and improve manufacturing processes, standards, and procedures.
- Review customer requirements and specifications to determine manufacturing capabilities.
- Provide technical and metallurgical support to customers and internal teams.
- Support production by troubleshooting process issues and ensuring material meets requirements.
- Investigate nonconforming material, customer complaints, and root causes, implementing corrective actions.
- Support continuous improvement and process optimization initiatives.
- Work with Production and Maintenance to improve equipment utilization and material routing.
- Monitor and maintain pyrometry standards for production furnaces.
- Support capital projects and new product development initiatives.
- Develop and manage trial processes for new customer products.
- Perform metallographic analysis and statistical process monitoring as needed.
- Provide technical support to raw material and outside processing suppliers.
- Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Engineering/Science, or related field.
- Experience working in an AS9100 and NADCAP certified environment.
- Metals processing experience required.
- Experience working with Nickel, Titanium, and/or Cobalt materials required.
- Knowledge of thermal processing, cold working, and metal processing.
- Experience with process optimization and statistical methods.
Meet Your Recruiter
Senior Technical Recruiter
Naeomi is a Senior Technical Recruiter at Sterling Engineering with more than two years of experience supporting candidates and clients. She focuses on Sterling’s Commercial Division, recruiting for roles across plastics, machining, aerospace, and other specialized technical environments.
Naeomi enjoys recruiting because it gives her the opportunity to make a lasting, positive impact in someone’s life. She is passionate about helping candidates find new opportunities that align with their skills, goals, and long-term career growth.
For Naeomi, recruiting is also about building trusted relationships and being a helpful resource beyond one placement. Whether supporting an individual candidate or someone in their network who may be looking for a new role, she takes pride in helping people move forward with confidence.