Metallurgical Engineer

Western Forge & Flange has been forging, heat treating, machining, and testing pipe flanges in the USA for more than 75 years.

Today, Western continues to grow with more than 80 employees fulfilling specialty functions such as engineering, quality, inspection, and production. We use proprietary technology to forge some of the hardest, most difficult alloys on the market into 100% quality-controlled flanges. Every product undergoes a rigorous, sophisticated monitoring and quality assurance program, from heat treatment to testing to the final inspection. Additionally, Western is in full compliance with outlined ASME, PED, ISO, and TSSA standards, a distinction held by only a handful of forging providers in the United States.

Western Forge & Flange is proud to be a global supplier of single products and multiple-run orders of forged shapes up to 2,500 pounds for a multitude of industries worldwide.

Roles & Responsibilities

A Metallurgical Engineer at Western Forge & Flange is responsible to establish, maintain and implement process controls surrounding forging processing to improve overall forging quality as per governing standards/ specifications and meet customer requirements.

For this position, day-to-day responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to:

• Develop Technical Data Sheet (Forging, Heat Treatment & Testing requirements) based on material, governing standards, specifications, and customer requirements.
• Review and advise on technical & specific requirements on a customer PO.
• Assist sales department on technical and testing requirement as part of RFQ/ Order review.
• Develop and spear-head R&D job for new material & specifications.
• Verify and validate mill MTR, Laboratory results, Test results, etc.
• Develop product failure analysis based on laboratory test results to determine root causes of problems and develop solutions.

Desired Requirements

• Metallurgy and Material Science — Knowledgeable in forging materials and their applicable mechanical & chemical properties to meet the governing standards/ specification/ requirement.
• Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, forging, heat treatment and its production processes, quality control, and other techniques for maximizing the effectiveness of the material.
• Science — Knowledgeable in testing methods, laboratory methodology and scientific process and methods to problem resolution.
• Communication – Ability to communicate with the team verbally and in writing.
• Proficiency – Knowledgeable in computer literacy, including but not limited to Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Competency – Minimum Requirements

• B.S. Metallurgical Engineering Degree (Mechanical Engineering Degree with concentration in Metallurgy)
• Minimum 5 years of Forging/ Foundry Metallurgy Experience
• Knowledgeable in ASME, ASTM, API, AMS, MIL. SPEC, EB/ NAVY, ASNT, etc.

Company Description

Western Forge & Flange has been forging, heat treating, machining, and testing pipe flanges in the USA for more than 75 years.

Today, Western continues to grow with more than 150 employees fulfilling specialty functions such as engineering, quality, inspection, and production. We use proprietary technology to forge some of the hardest, most difficult alloys on the market into 100% quality-controlled flanges. Every product undergoes a rigorous, sophisticated monitoring and quality assurance program, from heat treatment to testing to the final inspection. Additionally, Western is in full compliance with outlined ASME, PED, ISO, and TSSA standards, a distinction held by only a handful of forging providers in the United States.

Western Forge & Flange has been forging, heat treating, machining, and testing pipe flanges in the USA for more than 75 years. Today, Western continues to grow with more than 150 employees fulfilling specialty functions such as engineering, quality, inspection, and production. We use proprietary technology to forge some of the hardest, most difficult alloys on the market into 100% quality-controlled flanges. Every product undergoes a rigorous, sophisticated monitoring and quality assurance program, from heat treatment to testing to the final inspection. Additionally, Western is in full compliance with outlined ASME, PED, ISO, and TSSA standards, a distinction held by only a handful of forging providers in the United States.