Scientist & Engineer, Corrosion

Job Description

Arconic is currently searching for Scientist/Engineer, Corrosion to join our Arconic Technology Center based in New Kensington, PA
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At Arconic, we take pride in our work and our innovative products and technologies that advance sustainable solutions for a better world. We strive to create a safe, inclusive, and collaborative workplace with competitive benefits, development opportunities and a culture that values and rewards employees on all levels of the organization.

The Scientist/Engineer, Corrosion is responsible for the development, validation and application of corrosion techniques to support research within the Arconic Technology Center (ATC) and plant operations. This role will also serve as a subject matter expert and technical resource in corrosion science and engineering.

• Provide leadership and expertise in corrosion science and engineering to support alloy development projects in ATC, troubleshoot corrosion issues across Arconic plants and train plant engineering personnel.
• Partner with aluminum alloy metallurgists to develop the next generation of high-performance alloys
• Evaluate and develop a mechanistic understanding of aluminum corrosion performance in various applications and environments
• Develop and implement laboratory-scale accelerated corrosion tests and correlate to outdoor/real world findings.
• Guide technicians on best practices for collecting test materials, coupons, coatings, weld joints, and components for corrosion testing.
• Support the development of product design guidance and qualification requirements for corrosion performance.
• Lead gauge R&R studies, statistical assessments, and data interpretation of different corrosion tests. Ensure timely reporting of quality metrics.
• Build and deploy corrosion models based on first principles for existing and new processes.
• Support ongoing efforts to understand effects of pretreatments for bond durability on corrosion performance of alloys.
• Scout and deploy new corrosion assessment methodologies and capabilities in support of emerging projects of business interest to Arconic and customers.
• Deploy viable schemes for benchmarking corrosion performance of Arconic alloys against competitor materials.
• Evaluate and communicate the economic benefit of corrosion related support activities.
• Operate safely in the corrosion laboratory with high standards. Maintain equipment and supporting documents and actively work to streamline existing laboratory workflows.
• Develop and capture new intellectual property in the form of trade secrets and/or patents to support Arconic businesses.

• PhD in Materials Science/Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or related discipline with demonstrated experience applying corrosion science and engineering in an academia, government laboratory, or manufacturing plant environment.
• Knowledge and hands-on expertise in corrosion testing, surface analysis, failure analysis, fractography, electrochemistry.
• Demonstrated understanding of core principles of experimental design in corrosion engineering and technical project execution with record of scientific publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Experience operating and/or interpreting data from material characterization techniques such as optical microscopy, electron microscopy, x-ray microanalysis, x-ray diffraction and electron back scatter diffraction.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. 730, et seq.) and/or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Authorizations from the relevant government agency may be required to meet export control compliance requirements.

• Knowledge of aluminum value chain production processes (e.g., casting, extrusion, rolling, alloying)
• Familiarity with corrosion test standards of relevance to the aluminum industry (e.g., G69, G110)
• Proven experience in designing testing protocol and interpreting corrosion information from accelerated laboratory testing and outdoor exposure testing.
• Experience working in a laboratory with corrosion test setups including salt spray and alternate immersion.
• Experience with multiphysics modeling (COMSOL) and statistical data analysis (Excel, Minitab, Matlab, Power BI, etc.) platforms.
• Strong technical acumen with aptitude for continuous learning and problem solving.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple requests.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong attention to detail with problem-solving mindset.
• Strong collaboration skills and comfortable working in a team environment
• Self-starter with ability to execute on technical projects with minimal supervisory authority