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About Alcoa
Alcoa is the world's leading integrated aluminum company, providing jobs to 61,000 employees across 31 countries. Since inventing the modern-day aluminum industry more than 120 years ago, Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets. Aluminum is infinitely recyclable and 75% of all aluminum ever produced is still in use today.
Alcoa is has an exciting opportunity for a Section Head X-ray and Electron Optics to work at the Alcoa Technical Center located in Alcoa Center (New Kensington) PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The Alcoa Technical Center (ATC) is Alcoas largest research, development, and applied engineering laboratory. Alcoa Technical Center occupies a 127-acre campus with an additional 2,019 acres of rolling countryside. This facility is the worlds largest light metals research and development center with a full range of lab capabilities, from bench-scale to full production-scale equipment. The facility has a diverse, multi-lingual workforce holding more than 100 doctorate and 200 masters Degrees.
The Section Head X-ray and Electron Optics will report to the Division manager and will be responsible for Managing the X-ray and Electron Optics section of the Materials Characterization Division, including supervision of the SEM, EMPA, X-ray diffraction and surface analysis laboratories. Ensure timely completion of technical support of ATC and operations activities. Manage technical support for plant sourced failure analysis activities. Mentor and coach technical personnel within the division who are working on analyzing microstructure, providing direction, focus and relevance.
Additional responsibilities:
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Alcoa is the world's leading integrated aluminum company, providing jobs to 61,000 employees across 31 countries. Since inventing the modern-day aluminum industry more than 120 years ago, Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets. Aluminum is infinitely recyclable and 75% of all aluminum ever produced is still in use today.
Alcoa is has an exciting opportunity for a Section Head X-ray and Electron Optics to work at the Alcoa Technical Center located in Alcoa Center (New Kensington) PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The Alcoa Technical Center (ATC) is Alcoas largest research, development, and applied engineering laboratory. Alcoa Technical Center occupies a 127-acre campus with an additional 2,019 acres of rolling countryside. This facility is the worlds largest light metals research and development center with a full range of lab capabilities, from bench-scale to full production-scale equipment. The facility has a diverse, multi-lingual workforce holding more than 100 doctorate and 200 masters Degrees.
The Section Head X-ray and Electron Optics will report to the Division manager and will be responsible for Managing the X-ray and Electron Optics section of the Materials Characterization Division, including supervision of the SEM, EMPA, X-ray diffraction and surface analysis laboratories. Ensure timely completion of technical support of ATC and operations activities. Manage technical support for plant sourced failure analysis activities. Mentor and coach technical personnel within the division who are working on analyzing microstructure, providing direction, focus and relevance.
Additional responsibilities:
- Manage section providing X-ray, SEM, Auger, XPS and EPMA capabilities, procuring, maintaining and updating equipment as necessary
- Work with ATC leadership to develop personnel to maintain core competencies and capabilities to solve current and future challenges, as well as develop succession plans for key technical positions within the group as needed
- Provide administrative and technical supervision of people in the X-ray and Electron Optics group, including development of these employees
- Provide interpretation, technical support and problem solving to plant operations through microstructure/failure analysis as required by plant engineers or plant quality personnel
- Collaborate with Alcoa's Business Units and ATC organizations, including the Alloy Technology Division, on alloy development and process optimization projects to ensure technology transfer from lab to plant-scale
- Present results of projects to peers and plant representatives, thorough use of internal reports and presentations, invention records, patent applications and external publications and presentations
- Participate as a project/task leader on plant process improvement projects aimed at reducing costs and improving recovery
- Maintain and grow technical competency in their field of expertise, namely metallurgy and failure analysis for aluminum alloys
Note:
- This position is being posted at a range of job grades (18-19). Job grade will be dependent on education and experience level of the incumbent.
- Some Alcoa Technical Center (ATC) products and technical information are subject to U.S. export control laws. Applicants for this position will be required to submit information regarding work authorization status to enable ATC to comply with those laws.
Basic Qualifications - PhD in Materials Science or Metallurgy
- 5+ years experience in the metals industry
- Experience with of aluminum alloy physical metallurgy
- Industrial manufacturing experience
Preferred Qualifications - Experience managing people
- Connection with the global aluminum technology community, including publication record
- Experience with patenting and intellectual property issues
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