Project Engineer

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily metallurgy lab activities including workflow coordination scheduling and prioritization of testing requests.
• Maintain a safe clean and organized laboratory environment while enforcing all safety protocols and compliance requirements.
• Maintain troubleshoot and calibrate laboratory instruments to ensure consistent and accurate performance.
• Prepare mount grind and polish metallurgical samples for microscopic and analytical evaluation.
• Perform metallurgical analyses including microstructural characterization hardness testing and weld quality assessments.
• Document results maintain accurate records and provide technical insights to engineering and research teams.
• Serve as the lead engineer for joining experiments including laser welding and laser brazing trials.
• Develop execute and document experimental procedures to support process development optimization and validation.
• Maintain joining equipment fixtures and experimental setups to ensure repeatability accuracy and safety.
• Oversee installation alignment and calibration of photodiodes on laser heads.
• Ensure proper sensor setup for accurate data collection and realtime process monitoring.
• Support troubleshooting and continuous improvement of weld equipment and quality monitoring systems.
• Conduct tensile testing resistance measurements and other mechanical evaluations on welded and brazed specimens.
• Perform metallographic evaluations including sectioning etching polishing and micrographic analysis.
• Measure and document weld dimensions using optical microscopy and related tools.
• Prepare materials and produce weld coupons.
• Conduct tensile testing and full crosssection analysis.
• Perform microscopic measurements to document weld geometry and dimensional characteristics.
• Operate general machine shop and material fabrication tools following all safe operating procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Metallurgy Materials Science Welding Engineering Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Handson experience with metallographic sample preparation and microstructural evaluation.
• Experience with tensile testing hardness testing and mechanical property evaluation.
• Working knowledge of laser welding laser brazing or other joining processes.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple workflows simultaneously.
• Ability to interpret technical data and communicate findings clearly.
• High level of interpersonal skills to work independently and effectively with others
• High level of analytical ability where problems are unusual and difficult.
• Focused on following all safe operating practices
• High level of oral and written communication skills
• Work closely with multi-disciplined teams to understand functional requirements and implement appropriate solutions
• Effectively deals with ambiguity and effectively copes with change
• Stays abreast of new technologies and competitive products
• Demonstrated ability to use data driven problem solving techniques in the fast- changing test environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or 7 years of relevant work experience
• Experience with photodiodebased process monitoring or other sensorbased welding diagnostics.
• Background in laboratory management or technical leadership.
• Experience with steel and aluminum joining processes.
• Familiarity with visionsystem data collection and analysis.
• Experience supporting R&D prototype builds or productionoriented joining development.
• Experience with welding live battery cells/modules and required safety protocols.
• Experience with Ultrasonic welding process equipment setup and performing experiments.

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