Adv. Specialist, Metal Analysis

What awaits you?

• Perform and deliver accurate, high-quality metal analysis results and technical reports within agreed timelines to support business and project requirements.
• Act as the laboratory expert for metal characterization, compositional analysis, microstructure evaluation, and material performance assessments.
• Lead material failure investigations, including fractography, corrosion, wear, and metallurgical root cause analyses, and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop, validate, and continuously improve analytical methods and testing procedures for new materials, products, and applications.
• Operate and interpret results from advanced characterization equipment, including Optical Microscopy, SEM/EDS, XRD, EPMA, ICP-OES/ICP-MS, GD-MS, and hardness testing systems.
• Ensure laboratory data integrity, quality control, calibration, measurement traceability, and compliance with internal standards and accreditation requirements.
• Manage laboratory equipment, reference materials, external testing laboratories, and suppliers to maintain reliable and efficient analytical operations.
• Drive continuous improvement, provide technical consultation to cross-functional stakeholders, and support training and capability development within the laboratory team.

What should you bring along?

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in metal analysis, materials characterization, failure investigation, or laboratory operations within the automotive, manufacturing, or research environment.
• Strong hands-on expertise with metallography, optical microscopy, SEM/EDS, XRD, EPMA, ICP-OES/ICP-MS, hardness testing, and other material characterization techniques.
• Proven experience in conducting root cause investigations involving material failures, fractures, corrosion, wear mechanisms, and metallurgical defects.
• Solid understanding of materials science principles, including phase transformations, heat treatment, microstructure-property relationships, and corrosion behavior.
• Experience in analytical method development, validation, laboratory quality systems, calibration practices, measurement traceability, and audit support activities.
• Familiarity with LIMS, laboratory documentation systems, data analysis tools, and technical report preparation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder management, and continuous improvement skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional and international teams.

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