Alcoa
Senior Materials Development Engineer - ELYSIS
United States, PA, New Kensington · Senior
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About the role
- This role will report to Elysis R&D management.
Responsibilities
- Creates and executes technical programs aimed at reducing industrialization scale-up risks for critical equipment and processes,
- Leads projects, defines objectives, develops work plans, and conducts research that builds-off of past advances and scientific understanding of the breakthrough materials used in Elysis's advanced smelting processes.
- Provide data-based guidance for equipment and process design that promotes an overall reduction in risk associated with industrialization of the processes associated with the Elysis technology.
- Supports the development of technical specifications for materials and key commercial scale equipment sets by executing continuous improvement initiatives, and/or creating technology development programs that identify and close specific knowledge gaps associated with existing processes or equipment sets.
- Meets relevant project objectives by developing internal or external relationships, managing scopes, schedules, and budgets of vendors, service providers or institutions.
Requirements
- Seeks-out and identifies opportunities for improvements and implements innovative solutions required to advance materials development goals and/or production initiatives required for the success of the Elysis program.
- Graduate degree in Materials Science & Engineering, Ceramics Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.
Nice to have
- 5-10 years of relevant work experience related to the development of ceramic materials or processes preferred.
Company info
- Shape Your World At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress.
- Diversity: Be Part of an Unprecedented Partnership At ELYSIS we are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves.
- At ELYSIS, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from women, the LGBTQIA2 community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
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