Materials Engineer

Keystone Powdered Metal Company, a Sumitomo Electric Group company, is looking for a full-time Materials Engineer who will be working in our St. Marys, PA location.  This person will report to the VP of Engineering.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with all manufacturing facilities to troubleshoot /solve issues specifically relating to
• material concerns. Examples are part contamination issues, heat treat oil contamination and so forth.
• Become the technical lead on Keystone’s Perk and Elmer Spectrometer.
• Become the technical lead on specialized test equipment, such as:

Part specific Impact Testing.

Part specific Tensile Testing.

Part specific MTS Testing for Fatigue.

• Entering test results in MS Access or Excel and producing organized reports/charts.
• Report results to supervision and offer tentative conclusions.
• Develop an understanding of Keystone’s mixes, such as:

Flow and Arnold Density of mixes.

Pressure Density Curves of mixes.

Density, Hardness, Break Strength, Carbon content and
Microstructure of sample parts.

• Develop an understanding of all Keystone’s heat treat processes and equipment

to aid in troubleshooting. Such as:

Processing: Dimensional change, hardness, case depth and case depth development, etc.

Equipment: Endogas generators, furnaces, coils, power supplies, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science in Engineering, Material Science, Metallurgy, or equivalent technical experience (minimum of 5 years) within the Powdered Metal Industry with emphasis on materials and processing.
• Communication skills a must.
• Basic computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).

Compensation may vary depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, competencies and location. Base pay is one part of the total compensation and benefits package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work. 

About Our Company 

Keystone Powdered Metal Company a world leader in the Powdered Metal Industry has an opening for a Materials Engineer at its St. Marys, PA location. Since 1927 Keystone has pioneered many advancements in technology and products in the PM industry. Today Keystone is part of Sumitomo Electric’s Industrial Materials segment which has thirteen P/M companies located in nine different countries around the world. Keystone operates plants in St. Marys and Lewis Run, Pennsylvania, and Cherryville, North Carolina.

About Sumitomo Electric Group 

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. is a recognized global technology leader with over 280,000 employees working at around 400 group companies in 40 countries. Building on more than 120 years of innovation, today Sumitomo Electric is engaged in diversified business activities that support people’s daily lives and industries in five business segments: automotive, infocommunications, electronics, environment & energy, and industrial materials. To learn more about Sumitomo Electric, please visit https://sumitomoelectric.com and our YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/SumitomoElectric/). Follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sumitomo-electric). 

Our company is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.