Please note: this position is located onsite in Hampton, VA - candidates must be local or willing to relocate within 3-4 weeks of a job offer.

Targeted Compensation:

$70,000 - $75,000 for entry level engineers

$80,000 - $85,000 for engineers with 2-4 years of experience

Job Summary:

Insight Global is seeking a Materials Scientist/Process Engineer to support the aluminum alloy quality assurance process for a large manufacturing client in Hampton, VA. The ideal candidate could be an entry-level college graduate with strong internship/co-op experience or an experienced Materials Scientist or Materials Engineer with 2-4 years of professional experience. The ideal candidate will also hold a Bachelor's level degree in Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related field.

Typical Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible all the metallurgical/materials characteristics pertaining to the investment casting process and our products. This may involve both new development and production castings.
• Collaborate closely with a Product Engineer who will be responsible for the dimensional aspects of the process/product.
• Engineer the highest yield and lowest overall cost product while meeting or exceeding all customer defined quality requirements for specified precision aluminum alloy components.
• In this position you will work in a team environment with other engineers as well as hands on with the manufacturing team so strong communication skills are required.
• Reads, analyzes, and interprets technical procedures. Effectively write reports, business correspondence, and procedures. Presents information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Applies mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Solves practical problems and deals with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Communicates effectively with all levels of the organization to achieve goals.
• Possesses strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Motivated to continuously drive improvement in assigned portfolio of parts.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Metallurgical or Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science from an accredited college or university.
• Coursework or equivalent experience in basic statistical and analytical tools
• Strong internship and/or Co-Op experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Leadership ability is desired as this position benefits from being an influential engineer and demonstrated leadership is a plus as the potential advancement exists in 2-4 years.
• Investment casting experience is a plus
• 2-5 years of professional experience in a manufacturing environment